Table III.
Characteristics of failed free flaps.
| Sex | Age | Pathology | Pre-RT | Failed flap | Timing of loss (days) | Causes | Salvage procedure | Timing after first surgery (days) | Hospitalisation after salvage procedure (days) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 48 | Maxillary squamous cell carcinoma | No | Scapolar +latissimus dorsi free flap | 10 | Unknown | ALT | 26 | 16 |
| 2 | M | 25 | Mandibular ameloblastoma | No | Fibular free flap | 10 | Unknown | Fibular flap | 48 | 11 |
| 3 | M | 67 | Tongue squamous cell carcinoma | No | ALT | 12 | Unknown | ALT | 40 | 18 |
| 4 | F | 45 | Mandibular squamous cell carcinoma | Yes | Fibular free flap | 13 | Common carotid artery haemorrhage | ALT | 26 | 20 |
| 5 | M | 69 | Maxillary squamous cell carcinoma | No | Fibular free flap | 7 | Unknown | Temporal flap | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | F | 58 | Maxillary adenoidcystic carcinoma | No | Scapolar +latissimus dorsi flap | 12 | Infection | Latissimus dorsi flap | 15 | 12 |