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The levator scapulae muscle flap

A new use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Nicholas J. Marks  and
Charles W. Cummings
Nicholas J. Marks*
Affiliation:
N. J. Marks, Senior Registrsr, ENT DepartmentGuy's Hospital, LondonSE1.
Charles W. Cummings
Affiliation:
C. W. Cummings, Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A.
*
Nicholas Marks, Senior Registrsr, ENT Department, St. Thomas Street, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT.
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Abstract

The design and use of the levator scapulae flap is reviewed. Particular attention is paid to the blood flow. A description is given of how this flap may be employed to repair smaller defects of the mouth and pharynx. It is used in association with split skin. The use of such a technique is compared to musculo-cutaneous flaps, with particular reference to the skin blood flow.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 99 , Issue 5 , May 1985 , pp. 471 - 474
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1985

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