PDF guideVolume I
Reconstructive Thinking
Build a defect-first framework for head and neck reconstruction by auditing tissue loss, patient factors, flap physiology, and reconstructive priorities before selecting a donor site.
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Free-Flap Reconstruction
5 ordered volumes in Head and Neck Oncology. Open any landing page for revision metadata, PDF access, and previous/next navigation.
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PDF guideVolume II
The Free Flap Toolkit
Translate donor anatomy into reconstructive options, comparing pedicles, tissue components, geometry, and donor-site tradeoffs across radial forearm, ALT, fibula, subscapular, DCIA, and selected rescue flaps.
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PDF guideVolume III
Reconstruction by Defect
Apply defect-first reasoning to oral cavity, mandible, maxilla, pharynx, skin, and skull base, matching residual function and failure modes to a defensible construct.
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PDF guideVolume IV
Building the Reconstruction
Follow a free-flap plan through the operating room: contingencies, two-team workflow, recipient vessels, microvascular logic, inset, pedicle protection, and physiology-guided perioperative execution.
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PDF guideVolume V
The Postoperative Flap
Recognize, escalate, and safely manage postoperative free-flap threats—from reproducible monitoring and vascular compromise to fistula, rehabilitation, survivorship, and late dysfunction.