ArticleCancers2021
Partial and Total Flap Failure after Fibula Free Flap in Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery: Retrospective Analysis of 180 Flaps over 19 Years.
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- Cost Outcomes of Virtual Surgical Planning in Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Head & neck · 2025Pooled it
- The Fibula Free Flap as Used for Reconstruction in Patients With Oral Cavity Malignancy: A Systematic Review.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2026Review
- Failure of salvage therapies in radiation-induced necrosis of a free fibula flap: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Risk Factors for Free Flap Failure in Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Retrospective Analysis From a Single Medical Center.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Anterolateral-Thigh Fascia Lata Free Flap Versus Fibula Free Flap for Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Pedicle Ossification-induced Thrombosis and Sequential Fibula Free Flap Failures.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Implementation of MedicalholodeckHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Impact of pre-operative aspirin administration on free flap survival rate in lower extremity reconstructio n.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Article
- Relationship between fibula free flap complications and dental implant outcomes: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Plate Infection, Exposure, and Removal in Mandibular Reconstruction.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- The Tumor Risk Score (TRS) - next level risk prediction in head and neck tumor surgery.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2024Article
- Platelet-Rich Fibrin Treatment Evaluation in Patients with Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and Osteoradionecrosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Advances in Regenerative Dentistry Approaches: An Update.International dental journal · 2024Review
- Strategies Following Free Flap Failure in Lower Extremity Trauma: A Systematic Review.JPRAS open · 2023Review
- An Analysis of Volume, Length and Segmentation of Free Fibula Flap in Reconstruction of the Jaws: Investigation of Their Role on Flap Failure.Reports (MDPI) · 2023Article
- Uncovering the unique characteristics of the mandible to improve clinical approaches to mandibular regeneration.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Osseous Union after Jaw Reconstruction with Fibula-Free Flap: Conventional vs. CAD/CAM Patient-Specific Implants.Cancers · 2022Article
- Plasmid encodingNanomedicine (London, England) · 2022Article
- Osseous Union after Mandible Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap Using Manually Bent Plates vs. Patient-Specific Implants: A Retrospective Analysis of 89 Patients.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Near-Infrared Fluorescence with Indocyanine Green to Assess Bone Perfusion: A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Fibula free flap (FFF) is widely used in head and neck reconstructive surgery and is considered as a standard and therapy of choice after ablative cancer surgery. The aim of this retrospective monocenter study was to determine the success rates of fibula free flaps for jaw reconstruction after ablative tumor surgery. The disease course of patients who underwent jaw reconstructive surgery with FFF from January 2002 to June 2020 was evaluated regarding the flap success rate. Flap failure was analyzed in detail and categorized into two groups: partial flap failure (PFF) and total flap failure (TFF). A total of 180 free fibular flaps were performed over the last 19 years and a total of 36 flap failures were recorded. TFF occurred in
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