Comparison of Choosing Free ALT or Free PMT for Reconstruction With Head and Neck Cancer

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital1,590 enrolled

Overview

This study was designed to compare the outcome of the anteromedial thigh (AMT) and anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps in head and neck cancer reconstruction.

To compare the results of the AMT and ALT flaps, this study aimed to compare their outcomes in head and neck cancer reconstruction under the condition of attenuating baseline patient and operative characteristics with the selection of propensity score-matched patient cohorts.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,590

Conditions

Reconstructive Surgery Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

ALT flap reconstructionOTHER

Patients who underwent ALT free flap reconstruction after head and neck cancer surgery.

AMT flap reconstructionOTHER

Patients who underwent AMT free flap reconstruction after head and neck cancer surgery.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who underwent ALT or AMT free flap reconstruction after head and neck cancer surgery between March 1, 2008 and February 28, 2017. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients whose data were missing will be excluded.

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

survival or failure

The primary free flap outcome was determined as its survival or failure.

Time frame: up to 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Complications

The second outcome was the associated complications (fistula, hematoma, partial necrosis, and wound infection).

Time frame: up to 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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