Low skeletal muscle mass and not systemic inflammation is associated with complications after free forearm flap reconstruction in oral cancer patients
Low SMM in patients with OSCC is associated with the occurrence of postoperative complications after FFF reconstruction surgery. Inflammatory indices as measures of systemic inflammation were not found to be associated with an increased incidence of postoperative complications in these patients.
Authors
- Saskia Haitjema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5465-4868)
- Antoine J.W.P. Rosenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0360-0576)
- Ellen M. Van Cann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1999-5074)
- François J. Dieleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9600-3481)
- Weibel W. Braunius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3580-1890)
- Robert J.J. van Es (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4246-5899)
- Ejaz Ansari
- N. Carrillo Minulina
- Remco de Bree (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-5814)
- Luuk M. Janssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1841-2006)
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oral Oncology
- Published
- 2025-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107628
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.04