Journal Reviews

Old age and postoperative complications of head and neck free flaps

1 February 2017 | | General Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck | Aging, Comorbidity, Free tissue flaps, Head and neck neoplasms, Postoperative complications

This review examined the relationship between free flap survival in older patients and whether this correlated with specific co-morbid conditions and a ‘cut off’ age.The authors did exclude some papers that specifically focused on one co-morbid condition, such as diabetes,...