MANDIBULAR RECONSTRUCTION USING A PARASITIC FLAP

Authors
CAMILLERI I WILSON GR MCLEAN NR
Citation
I. Camilleri et al., MANDIBULAR RECONSTRUCTION USING A PARASITIC FLAP, British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery, 32(6), 1994, pp. 373-374
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02664356
Volume
32
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
373 - 374
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-4356(1994)32:6<373:MRUAPF>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A case of reconstruction of a large mandibular defect is presented, in which a 17 cm free vascularised fibular bone graft was first anastomo sed to a radial fasciocutaneous flap in situ in the forearm, and then the combined flap was transferred and revascularised in the neck.