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see also: Prep and Drape - Radial Forearm and Pectoralis Major Free Flap; Prep and Drape - Osteocutaneous Fibula Free Flap; Prep and Drape for Latissimus Dorsi Free and Pedicled Flap also relevant for scapula flap​

1. Standard prep, 10% provodone iodine
2. Drape
   -Prepare the head and neck separately
   -The patient should be supine. A small roll may be used under the ipsilateral hip, but is not required.
   -Prepare the operative leg to include the anterior superior iliac spine and the patella - one must be able to visualize ASIS to patella
   -Towels (stapled) to expose the anterolateral thigh, as far laterally as possible
   -Split sheet
3. Some attendings prefer an endotracheal tube which is prepped and sutured to the midline in the field prior to tracheotomy