Oral and maxillofacial soft tissue reconstruction using local flaps in Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorTaiwo, A O
dc.contributor.authorBraimah, R O
dc.contributor.authorIbikunle, A A
dc.contributor.authorGbotolorun, O M
dc.contributor.authorChukwuma, B
dc.contributor.authorAbubakar, S
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-17T13:38:44Z
dc.date.available2019-09-17T13:38:44Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Owing to the aesthetics and functional concern, oral and maxillofacial soft tissue reconstruction requires meticulous planning with team approach. The aim of this paper is to present our experience in the use of local flaps in the reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial defects. This was a retrospective study of maxillofacial and oral soft tissue reconstruction using local flaps. Patients and Methods: The study was carried out in the Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital in northwest Nigeria over a 4‑year period. Data such as age, sex, diagnosis, types of flaps used, complications and prognosis were collected and analysed with the IBM SPSS Statistics for windows Version 20 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp). Results: Forty‑two out of 64 cases of oral and maxillofacial soft tissue reconstruction (65.6%) met the inclusion criteria for local flap utilisation. They consisted of 27 (64.3%) males and 15 (35.7%) females, with a male:female ratio of 1.8:1. Age ranged from 6 to 72 years with mean ± SD (24.2 ± 17.7). Temporomandibular joint ankylosis (TMJA) release was the main reason for soft tissue flap utilisation as an interpositional material in the maxillofacial region 30 (77.3%). Temporalis myofascial flap 19 (45.2%) was the commonest flap used. Most of our cases had no associated complications 39 (92.9%), only 2 (4.8%) patients had total flap failure. Conclusion: Where free tissue transfer is not feasible, local flaps remain a viable option. Good patient selection is essential to prevent some of the complications associated with their use.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTaiwo, A.O. [Et...al] (2019). Oral and maxillofacial soft tissue reconstruction using local flaps in Sokoto, Northwest Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5659
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectLocal flaps, maxillofacial, post‑surgical defects, reconstruction, resectionen_US
dc.subjectLocal flapsen_US
dc.subjectMaxillofacialen_US
dc.subjectPost surgical defectsen_US
dc.subjectResectionen_US
dc.subjectreconstructionen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::ODONTOLOGY::Orthodonticsen_US
dc.titleOral and maxillofacial soft tissue reconstruction using local flaps in Sokoto, Northwest Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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