Suture anchors to fix free flaps in oral and oropharyngeal reconstruction

The Mitek® suture anchors (Depuy Mitek Surgical Products,Inc.Raynham, Massachusetts) are produced in a number of differentsizes(micro, mini, GII, and Super) but we use the mini. It is composed of a body and two wings, the body being made oftitaniumalloy, and the wings of nickel-titaniumalloy, which benefits from superelasticity and its memory of shape. The packaging includes both the anchor and the insertion device, in which the anchor is already preloaded. The bottom of the anchor has a loop that contains the suture, which is charged on to the insertion device.