Analysis of Survival Quality of Peroneal Artery Perforator Flap in Immediate Repairment and Reconstruction of Oral and Maxillofacial Malignancies

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the survival quality of peroneal artery perforator flap in the reconstruction of oral and maxillofacial malignant tumors. Methods: Thirty-two cases with a diagnosis of oral and maxillofacial malignant tumors admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to December 2019 were randomly divided into 2 groups. The observation group was reconstructed with free open artery perforator flaps, and the control group was repaired with free forearm flaps. Results: The observation group had significantly lower scores in terms of postoperative pain, appearance, and anxiety, compared with the control group (P<0.05). Both groups had high scores on taste, saliva, and shoulder function although there was no significant difference (P>0.05). The scores of the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group in terms of chewing, swallowing, speech, activity, mood, and entertainment (P<0.05). There was 1 case accompanied by postoperative wound dehiscence and 2 cases with wound infection in the observation group while there were 3 cases with wound dehiscence and 2 cases with wound infection in the control group (P>0.05). Conclusion: Compared with the forearm flap, the peroneal artery perforator flap can improve the survival quality of patients, especially in postoperative function with the fibula joint to repair the oral and maxillofacial defects. It has a wide application prospect as one of the ideal flaps in oral and maxillofacial postoperative repair and reconstruction.