666) Which of the following statements about the Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Flap is FALSE?
A. It can be used for repair of cheek defects.
B. Superiorly it is perfused by branches of the Occipital Artery.
C. It is critical to include at least two vessels to have a reliable axial-patterned flap
D. It is innervated by the Spinal Accessory Nerve.
E. It can only be used if it is superiorly based.
REFERENCES & ANSWER
Shindo M. L., Sullivan M. J.: Muscular and Myocutaneous Pedicled Flaps, Soft Tissue Augmentation and Reconstruction in the Head and Neck, Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, Vol. 27, no. 1, February 1994, pp. 161-172
666) E It can only be used if it is superiorly based.
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