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Table 2 Demographic data

From: Reconstruction of medium-size defects of the oral cavity: radial forearm free flap vs facial artery musculo-mucosal flap

Variable

FAMM (n = 13)

RFFF (n = 18)

p value

Gender (Male)

8

10

0.739

Age

66

62

0.306

ASA class

  

0.464

 1

0

1

 2

8

13

 3

5

4

Active tobacco

4

7

0.641

1 ° Reconstruction

12

17

1

Follow up in months

24.5

37

0.901

T classification

  

0.625

 is

1

1

 1

7

6

 2

3

8

 3

0

1

 4

2

2

N classification

  

1

 0

9

13

 1

1

1

 2a

0

0

 2b

2

2

 2c

1

2

 3

0

0

Adjuvant Radio Therapy

4

9

0.462

Mandibulectomya

7

7

0.98

Positive margin

1

3

0.365

Number of patients with 4 subsite defects

4

3

0.354

  1. a All were marginal mandibulectomy except 2/7 were segmental mandibulectomy in the FAMM group. The FAMM flap was used for soft tissue coverage in these 2 cases while the bone defect was reconstructed independently