Reconstruction of the Through-and-Through Anterior Mandibulectomy Defect: Indications and Limitations of the Double-Skin Paddle Fibular Free Flap

2008 ◽  
Vol 118 (8) ◽  
pp. 1329-1334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic W.-B. Deleyiannis ◽  
Carolyn Rogers ◽  
Robert L. Ferris ◽  
Stephen Y. Lai ◽  
Seungwon Kim ◽  
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Microsurgery ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Lucattelli ◽  
Mattia Brogi ◽  
Federico Cipriani ◽  
Marco Innocenti ◽  
Giacomo Cannamela ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 124 (6) ◽  
pp. 1336-1343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck M. Leclère ◽  
Romain Bosc ◽  
Stéphane Temam ◽  
Nicolas Leymarie ◽  
Haitham Mirghani ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
Luis E. Criado del Río ◽  
Juan J. Larrañaga

Introducción: La reconstrucción mandibular constituye un permanente desafío ya que implica la restauración de múltiples funciones. Se han ensayado diversas técnicas y materiales siendo en la actualidad el colgajo de peroné el estándar de tratamiento reconstructivo. Objetivos: Estudiar las características del colgajo peroné aplicado a la reconstrucción mandibular. Material y método: Entre enero de 2006 y abril de 2009 se realizaron un total de 18 colgajos microquirúrgicos de peroné, siendo el 50% de tipo osteocutáneos. Diez fueron mujeres con una edad promedio de 58 años. Resultados. Encontramos constante la disposición anatómica vascular, tanto la irrigación ósea como de la pastilla cutánea, así también como la anatomía nerviosa y los parámetros musculares para el abordaje del hueso. Hallamos un promedio de 1,7 ramas perforantes septocutáneas. No obtuvimos pedículos vasculares mayores a 8 cm. de longitud. El resultado estético y funcional de nuestras reconstrucciones fue más que aceptable aportando buena cantidad de tejido óseo e incluso en 3 casos fueron colocados implantes osteointegrados. Conclusiones: El colgajo microvascularizado de peroné, en sus diferentes variedades osteo u osteocutáneo, constituye un colgajo seguro, siendo la primera elección en reconstrucción mandibular, debido a sus características anatómicas óseas, a su constante disposición anatómica vascular, y al mínimo déficit que produce en la zona dadora. Introduction: The mandibular reconstruction is a permanent challenge as the restoration of many functions depends on it. Multiple techniques and materials have been used and, at the present, the fibular free flap is the goal standard reconstructive treatment. Objective: We studied the characteristics of the fibular flap applied to the mandibular reconstruction. Material and method: We performed a total of 18 microsurgical fibula free flap between January 2006 and April 2009; 50% of them were osteocutaneos type. Ten were women and average age was 58 years. Result: Anatomic elements had regular distribution, including the vascular supply, as well the for the bone as for the skin paddle, nervous branches and muscular parameters considered for bone approach. Perforating septo-cutaneous branches were 1.7 average. We could not manage vascular pedicles longer than 8 cm. Stetic and funtional results could be considered better than acceptable, providing good cuantity of bone tissue and including three cases of osseointegrated implants. Conclusions: The fibular free flap is safe, being the first choice in mandibular reconstruction, due to the anatomical bone characteristics, the constant vascular anatomy and the minimal mobility caused to the donor.


2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 692-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Fry ◽  
Dave Laugharne ◽  
Keith Jones
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2006 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 212
Author(s):  
F.J. Alamillos ◽  
A. Dean ◽  
A. Redondo ◽  
J.J. Ruiz
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2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Catherine Kilmartin ◽  
Katharine D. Harper ◽  
Chirag Mehta ◽  
Joseph Thoder ◽  
Andrew Newman

Reconstructive flaps have revolutionized the ability of surgeons to restore function and cosmesis for patients. While reconstructive flaps have been used to bridge large defects due to oncologic or congenital maladies necessitating large debridements, few cases have observed salvage flaps in traumas which provide additional challenges secondary to an injury trajectory. This case report details use of an osteofasciocutaneous fibular free flap and radial head prosthesis to restore forearm function in a 64-year-old female with a comminuted fracture of the proximal radius. The patient has sustained a 5.5 cm epiphyseal radial defect with an associated 20 × 15 cm overlying tissue defect after serial debridement. In review of the literature, only one nontraumatic case using a combined free flap and radial head prosthesis for proximal forearm defect to restore joint function has been reported. We suggest that, for proximal forearm fractures, this technique can be used to restore elbow joint function in limb salvage.


2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 646-650
Author(s):  
Giulio Menichini ◽  
Sara Calabrese ◽  
Nicola Alfonsi ◽  
Marco Innocenti

Head and neck reconstruction poses unique challenges in rehabilitating surgical defects in terms of integrity, function, and form. The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) has been widely used for defect coverage, especially in the head and neck area, but its versatility allows it to be used for soft-tissue reconstruction in various parts of the body. The vascular features of the flap are quite constant and reliable. Nevertheless, abnormalities of the forearm vascular tree have been described over the decades. We report a case of intraoral reconstruction after verrucous carcinoma recurrence in a 74-year-old woman with an unusual forearm flap, which we called the median forearm free flap, based on a median branch of the radial artery that was preoperatively detected using handheld Doppler ultrasonography. The distally located skin paddle was predominantly supplied by the aberrant median vessel with its perforators. The flap was thus safely harvested with this atypical pedicle. Successful reconstruction of the intraoral defect was achieved, with an uneventful postoperative course.


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