Fibula Osteocutaneous flap for mandible reconstruction after ameloblastoma resection: amending technique to reduce ischaemic time

Chee, E.K. and Ahmad, T.S. and Ng, E.S. (2007) Fibula Osteocutaneous flap for mandible reconstruction after ameloblastoma resection: amending technique to reduce ischaemic time. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 1 (1). pp. 39-41. ISSN 1985-2533,

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Abstract

A 27-year-old patient with ameloblastoma of the mandible underwent anterior mandibulectomy and reconstruction with left fibula osteocutaneous flap. The bone was shaped at the lower limb before cutting the pedicle. Vascularised free fibula flap provides a good alternative to other bone grafts in mandible reconstruction as it is relatively easy to perform, carries a low complication rate, and mandibular shaping with intact pedicle cuts down on ischaemic as well as total operative time.

Item Type:	Article
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information:	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fibula osteocutaneous flap, Ameloblastoma, Mandible
Subjects:	R Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User:	Nor Izzati Ab Razak
Date Deposited:	25 Jan 2012 03:14
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2017 03:39
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/2497

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