ReviewBMC surgery2020
Complication of osteo reconstruction by utilizing free vascularized fibular bone graft.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Treatment of bony defects in femur and tibia : Established and new concepts].Unfallchirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
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- Transforming spinal surgery with innovations in biologics and additive manufacturing.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
- Treatment of large bone defects in load-bearing bone: traditional and novel bone grafts.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2025Review
- Vascularized fibular epiphyseal transfer for biological reconstruction of bone defects following resection in children with proximal humeral sarcoma.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Clinical efficacy evaluation of pedicled vascularized iliac bone graft transfer for osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a retrospective study with DCE-MRI/CTP analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
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- Prosthetic rehabilitation of segmental mandibulectomy patient using a free fibula flap and Corticobasal implant supported prosthesis: A Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Hemi-Masquelet technique and nailing in a circumferential bone defect of 7 cm after open femoral shaft fracture. A case report.Trauma case reports · 2024Article
- Comparison of the Efficacy of Different Combined Therapies Based on Modified Core Decompression for the Treatment of Early-stage Nontraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A Retrospective Clinical Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Fibular grafts in global reconstructive surgery: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- The "Lost" Peroneal Vessel - A Rare Anatomical Variation in Free Fibula Flap Harvest.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2023Article
- Use of Three-Column Reconstruction and Free Vascularized Fibular Grafts for the Repair of Large Tibial Defects after Tumor Resection.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2023Article
- Survival of Dental Implants Placed in Iliac, Fibula, and Radial Forearm Flaps: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- The Concept of Scaffold-Guided Bone Regeneration for the Treatment of Long Bone Defects: Current Clinical Application and Future Perspective.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2023Review
- Large segmental defects in midshaft clavicle nonunion treated with autologous tricortical iliac crest bone graft.Shoulder & elbow · 2023Article
- Approach for Mandibular Reconstruction Using Vascularized Free Fibula Flap: A Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2022Review
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Abstract
The success of free vascularized fibular bone graft (FVFBG) has accelerated the osteo reconstruction which results from trauma, resection of a tumor or an infectious bone segment, or correction of congenital deformity. But the complication behind should not be overlooked. The failure could necessitate a second surgery, which prolong the rehabilitation period and produce further health cost. Worst, the patients may suffer a permanent impaired ankle function, or a sustained morpho-functional loss on reconstructive area which are hard to save. To provide an overview of the complication related to reconstruction by FVFBG, a narrative review is conducted to identify the complications including their types and rates, the contributing factors, the approaches to measure and the techniques to avoid. Methodologically, by quick research on Pubmed and abstract reading of reviews, we characterize five reconstructive areas where FVFBG were most frequently applied: extremities, mandible, spine, osteonecrosis of femoral head, and penile. Following, the complications on different reconstructive areas are retrieved, studied and presented in five (or more specifically, six) separate sections. By the way, meaningful difference between FVFBG and other bone flap was presented in a few words if necessary. Donor-site morbidities were studied and summarized as a whole. In these literatures, the evidences documented on limb and mandibular reconstruction have the fullest detail, followed by the spine and lastly the penile. In conclusion, FVFBG, though a mature technique, needs further deep and comprehensive study and maybe device-based assistance to achieve better reconstructive effect and minimize donor-site damage.
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