[A free forearm flap in reconstructive maxillofacial surgery. Surgical technic and results of 40 clinical cases]

The authors report their experience of microsurgical reconstruction of the maxillofacial region with the radial forearm flap in 40 patients. After a brief historical and anatomical description, the cases are presented and specific considerations on the author's operative technique are detailed. The discussion on the advantages and the disadvantages of this flap ends the paper.