## Abstract The skin paddle in the fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap is thin, soft, and pliable, and it can be used for external skin coverage and intraoral linings. The flexibility of the fibula in three‐dimensional positioning after multiple osteotomies is desirable in complex spatial skeletal reco
Maxillary reconstruction: the role of the fibula free flap
✍ Scribed by A. Cusano; R. Fernandes; N. Goldman
- Book ID
- 116561480
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0901-5027
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The fibula can be used as a donor for a free flap for mandible reconstruction. It has the advantages of low donor site morbidity, consistent shape, ample length, and distant location to enable a two-team approach, allowing multiple osteotomies because of its periosteal circulation. It can be raised