Clinical experience of free forearm flap in head and neck surgery

The radial forearm flap can be safely used in intraoral reconstruction. From 1988 to 1989 ten patients received this kind of operation without a flap loss. The radial forearm flap has the advantage of easy dissection without adding too much operation time and cost to the patient. The thin flap is ideal for the intraoral reconstruction and minimizes the need for bulky myocutaneous flaps which are commonly used now.