ReviewFrontiers in medicine2023
From bench to bedside - current clinical and translational challenges in fibula free flap reconstruction.
Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Oral health and rehabilitation in face transplant recipients - a systematic review.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Pooled it
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- A Systematic Review of Pain Drawings for Perioperative Patient Management.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Anterolateral Thigh Flap and Bone Plate for Mandibular Reconstruction in Patients over 55 Undergoing Ablative Oral Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Autonomization of Microvascular Free Flaps in Reconstructive Surgery: A Narrative Review.Microsurgery · 2026Review
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- Training of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residents in Virtual Surgical Planning: A Feasibility Study Comparing Open-Source Freeware and Commercially Available Software for Mandibular Reconstruction with Fibula Free Flap.Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction · 2025Article
- [Application of poly ether ether ketone localization marker combined with mixed reality technology in vessel localization of anterolateral thigh perforator flap].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Article
- Segmental Mandibulectomy and Mandibular Reconstruction with Fibula-Free Flap Using a 3D Template.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Bone reconstruction using CAD/CAM technology in head and neck surgical oncology. A narrative review of state of the art and aesthetic-functional outcomes.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2024Review
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Abstract
Fibula free flaps (FFF) represent a working horse for different reconstructive scenarios in facial surgery. While FFF were initially established for mandible reconstruction, advancements in planning for microsurgical techniques have paved the way toward a broader spectrum of indications, including maxillary defects. Essential factors to improve patient outcomes following FFF include minimal donor site morbidity, adequate bone length, and dual blood supply. Yet, persisting clinical and translational challenges hamper the effectiveness of FFF. In the preoperative phase, virtual surgical planning and artificial intelligence tools carry untapped potential, while the intraoperative role of individualized surgical templates and bioprinted prostheses remains to be summarized. Further, the integration of novel flap monitoring technologies into postoperative patient management has been subject to translational and clinical research efforts. Overall, there is a paucity of studies condensing the body of knowledge on emerging technologies and techniques in FFF surgery. Herein, we aim to review current challenges and solution possibilities in FFF. This line of research may serve as a pocket guide on cutting-edge developments and facilitate future targeted research in FFF.
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