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Due to the infrequent nature of these operations, a global reconstructive algorithm has not been defined.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A retrospective review of all patients who received reconstructive surgery following malignant tumor extirpation in the UT\u2010SG from 2008 to 2018 at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Factors predicting the need for flap reconstruction and risk for postoperative complications were evaluated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 252 procedures met inclusion criteria. The most common pathology was sarcoma (76%) and 52% were primary tumors. The median defect area was 112 cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> (range 4\u20101350\u2009cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>). Reconstructive techniques included pedicled flaps (46%), local tissue rearrangement (38%), and free flaps (16%). On univariate analysis, the probability of needing a free flap increased 39% when the defect size increased by 100\u2009cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The strongest independent predictors of requiring a free flap were major vessel exposure (adjusted odds ratio [OR]\u2009=\u20094.92, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.36\u201017.84, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.015) and major peripheral nerve exposure (adjusted OR\u2009=\u20093.2, 95% CI, 1.1\u20109.2, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.031).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Despite the aggressive nature of their malignancies, patients requiring an UT\u2010SG resection demonstrate high survival rates and therefore demand a durable reconstruction. 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