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1. INDIAN DENTAL ACADEMY
Leader in continuing dental education
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2. RADIAL FOREARM AND
RECTUS ABDOMINIS FREE
FLAP RECONSTRUCTION
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3. History of Microvascular Free
Flap Reconstruction
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4. Radial Forearm Free Flap
Reconstruction
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5. Patient Selection
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Age
Co-existing Diseases
Nutritional Status
Defect Status
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6. Preoperative Planning
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Allen Test
Defect assessment
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7. Anatomy of Radial Forearm Flap
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8. Flap elevation
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Tourniquet
Two team approach
Pedicle length
Sensory innervation
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9. Advantages
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Two team approach
Sensory innervation
Flexibility
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10. Disadvantages
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Need for skin graft
Sensory loss
Occasional functional deformity
Dominant Radial Artery
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11. RECTUS ABDOMINIS FREE
FLAP
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12. Patient Selection
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Prior Abdominal Surgery
Obesity
Nutritional Factors
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13. Flap Elevation
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Large Skin Paddle
Preservation of Anterior Rectus Fascia
below arcuate line
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14. Anatomy of Rectus Abdominis
Free Flap
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15. Advantages
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Two team approach
Large skin paddle
Reliable Surgical Technique
Large vessel Diameter
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16. Disadvantages
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Potential for hernia formation
Skin overly thick
No sensory innervation
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17. POTENTIAL RECIPIENT
SITES
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Oromandibular Defects
Cranial Base Defects
Lip Defects
Facial Defects
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18. SUMMARY AND
CONCLUSION
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19. Thank you
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