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Double free-flap reconstruction: indications, challenges, and prospective functional outcomes Guillemaud JP; Seikaly H; Cote DW; Barber BR; Rieger JM; Wolfaardt J; Nesbitt P; Harris JRArch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009[Apr]; 135 (4): 406-10OBJECTIVE: To investigate the increasing use of double free flaps in the reconstruction of large head and neck defects. DESIGN: A 5-year retrospective medical record review in a large tertiary care head and neck oncology program. Prospectively collected functional data were also analyzed. SETTING: Academic research. PATIENTS: A consecutive series of 35 patients (24 men and 11 women; mean age, 57.7 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The use of double free flaps in the reconstruction of large head and neck defects and prospective functional outcomes. RESULTS: The most common indication for surgery (n = 25 [71.4%]) was squamous cell carcinoma. The most common double free-flap combination (n = 22 [62.9%]) included an osteocutaneous fibular free flap with a fasciocutaneous radial forearm free flap. Objective evaluation by naive listeners demonstrated a mean single-word intelligibility score of 66.2% and a mean sentence intelligibility score of 84.8% in this group of patients. Modified barium swallow study results revealed no evidence of laryngeal penetration for swallowing liquid consistencies in 21 patients (60.0%), pudding consistencies in 30 patients (85.7%), and cookie consistencies in 32 patients (91.4%). CONCLUSIONS: With proper patient selection and planning and the use of 2 surgical teams, the length of surgery and complication rates are not significantly increased in double free-flap reconstruction. Furthermore, by using 2 free flaps, the best osseous and soft-tissue elements may be independently selected, yielding appropriate tissue characteristics for ideal defect reconstruction.|*Outcome Assessment, Health Care[MESH]|*Surgical Flaps[MESH]|Barium Sulfate[MESH]|Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic/surgery[MESH]|Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery[MESH]|Contrast Media[MESH]|Deglutition[MESH]|Female[MESH]|Head and Neck Neoplasms/*surgery[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Length of Stay[MESH]|Male[MESH]|Middle Aged[MESH]|Postoperative Complications[MESH]|Prospective Studies[MESH]|Retrospective Studies[MESH]|Speech Intelligibility[MESH] |
