Annals of burns and fire disasters
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Ann Burns Fire Disasters · Mar 2010
Pre-expanded Extended Island Parascapular Flap for Reconstruction of Post-burn Neck Contracture.
Background. Since it was described by Nassif et al. in 1982, the parascapular flap has been used as a pedicled or island flap for axillary contractures and as a free flap for neck reconstruction. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports in English describing its use as an island flap for neck reconstruction. ⋯ The utilization of pre-expanded extended island parascapular flap is an effective way for reconstruction of post-burn neck contracture. It provides a large good-quality skin flap that can cover all the aesthetic units of the neck without any microvascular anastomosis. However, the protracted time required for the procedure and the requirement of two operations, plus the repeated follow-up visits, may constitute major disadvantages.