Quality of Life

Data on quality of life reported by R. Ciuman and co-researchers

Published in Blood Weekly, January 24th, 2008

According to recent research from Gelsenkirchen, Germany, "Microvascular surgery frequently represents the only possibility to reach satisfactory cosmetic and functional outcomes after tumor resection in the head and neck. We present the functional and aesthetic outcomes and quality of life (QOL) of our patients who underwent a forearm flap transfer."

"Thirty-one patients who were operated on in the departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery and otorhinolaryngology of the University of Essen participated in the study. Grip power, pinch power, and range of motion at the wrist as well as that in the metacarpophalangeal joints were measured. A sensory assessment...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2008-01-24)

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