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Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction of the Mandible

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A fibular free flap (FFF) used for reconstruction of the mandible has become the most commonly utilized osteocutaneous free flap. FFF can be either osteocutaneous, containing both a bony and skin component, or solely osseous. While alternative flaps are an option, FFF remains the most popular due to the greatest length of bone available for harvest and the highly vascular pedicles. Similar to other free flaps, the FFF has a 95% overall success rate and has been found to give the most favorable functional and esthetic results.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA

    Kaersti L. Rickels & Mauricio A. Moreno

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  1. Otolaryngology-HNS, Southern Illinois University School of M, Springfield, IL, USA

    Brendan C. Stack Jr.

  2. Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA

    Mauricio A. Moreno

  3. Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA

    Jennings R. Boyette

  4. Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA

    Emre A. Vural

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Rickels, K.L., Moreno, M.A. (2023). Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction of the Mandible. In: Stack Jr., B.C., Moreno, M.A., Boyette, J.R., Vural, E.A. (eds) Matrix Head and Neck Reconstruction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24981-5_92

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