%0 Journal Article %T Reconstruction in head-and-neck cancers ¨C analysis of the learning curve %A G. S. N. Raju %A P. Parvathi %A R. Srikanth %A Ranganath Ratnagiri %A Shubhranshu Jena %J Archive of "National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery". %D 2018 %R 10.4103/njms.NJMS_66_17 %X Oral cancers are some of the most common cancers in India. Most patients present with locally advanced disease requiring extensive resection resulting in large defects. Reconstruction of these defects plays a major role in restoring form and function to these patients, as well as enabling the delivery of adjuvant therapy on time %K Microvascular free flaps %K oral cancers %K pedicled flaps %K reconstruction %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251285/