Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: Assessment of various methods of reconstruction of scalp defects and its outcomes. Materials & methods: A total of 50 patients were enrolled. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the patients was obtained. A Performa was made and detailed medical history of all the patients was recorded. Only those patients were enrolled who were scheduled to undergo scalp reconstruction. Reconstruction methods were classified according to the etiology of the defect and were compared for each etiology. All the results were recorded and analysed using SPSS software. Results: Wound aetiology was recorded as defect related factors. Malignant resection was the cause in 56 percent of the cases. Direct closure was done in 48 percent of the patients while skin graft was done in 24 percent of the patients. Local flap was done in 16 percent of the patients. Reginal flap was done in 4 percent of the patients. Conclusion: Certain factors are likely to influence the selection of reconstructive technique like the size and location of the defect in the scalp, whether the pericranium is intact to take up skin grafts, and quality of the adjacent scalp tissue.