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Wound dehiscence occurred significantly more frequently among patients undergoing RFFF versus ALT free flap reconstruction (34; 30%; vs 6; 5%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). Tendon exposure occurred in 16 of the 113 RFFFs (14.1%). Seromas occurred more commonly in the ALT group (6; 5%; vs 2; 1.7%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.280).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although short\u2010term donor site morbidity was low in both groups, the ALT was associated with a significantly lower incidence of wound dehiscence with or without tendon exposure. \u00a9 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. <jats:italic>Head Neck<\/jats:italic> <jats:bold>38<\/jats:bold>: E945\u2013E948, 2016<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hed.24131","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,5,20]],"date-time":"2015-05-20T23:09:43Z","timestamp":1432163383000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":33,"title":["Short\u2010term donor site morbidity: A comparison of the anterolateral thigh and radial forearm fasciocutaneous free flaps"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"38","author":[{"given":"P. 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