Evaluation of Facial Artery Musculomucosal Flap for Reconstruction of Small Tongue Defects
Patients with small tongue defects, irrespective of method of repair, have good speech outcomes. There was no significant difference between flap and non-flap groups in objective speech intelligibility outcomes. The benefit of reconstructing defects less than or equal to one-third of the tongue is questionable.
Authors
- Kishore Purushothaman
- Subramania Iyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1440-4500)
- Arya Chandrababu Jaya
- Shruti Kongara
- Krishnakumar Thankappan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5999-0422)
- Shravan Rai
- Abhinandan Badam
- Jimmy Mathew
- Yogesh Dhoke
- Srilekha Reddy Galigutta
Institutions
- Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre (IN)
- Broomfield Hospital (GB)
- Narayana Health (IN)
- Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1809954
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00