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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 29.
Published in final edited form as: J Reconstr Microsurg. 2015 Mar 13;31(5):378–383. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1546294

Table 3. Surgical characteristics.

Laterality of SAIF, n (%)
 Right 12 (55%)
 Left 10 (45%)

Flap Size (mean)
 Length 6 cm
 Width 18 cm

History of Radiotherapy (XRT), n (%)
 Yes 15 (68%)
 No 7 (32%)

History of Ipsilateral Neck Dissection (ND), n (%)
 Yes 17 (77%)
 No 5 (23%)

History of:
 Both XRT and Ipsilateral ND 12 (55%)
 Either XRT or Ipsilateral ND 8 (36%)
 Neither XRT or Ipsilateral ND 2 (9%)

Level of Ipsilateral Neck Dissection,* n (%)
 IV without V 6 (40%)
 V without IV 1 (7%)
 IV and V 8 (53%)

Timing of Neck Dissection with respect to SAIF harvest,* n (%)
 Simultaneous 11 (65%)
 Prior to Operation 6 (35%)

Donor Site Closure, n (%)
 Primary 18 (82%)
 Split-Thickness Skin Graft 4 (18%)
*

Five patients did not have any neck dissection and two patients did not have an ipsilateral neck dissection.