Options for Configuring the Scapular Free Flap in Maxillary, Mandibular, and Calvarial Reconstruction

Abstract

The authors have found the scapular free flap to be a reliable, robust, and versatile flap that provides an unparalleled range of reconstructive options, with minimal donor-site morbidity. Thus, the authors believe that the scapular free flap is a valuable reconstructive option for patients with complex head and neck defects and in patients in whom comorbid disease contraindicates the use of the fibular free flap.