Medial femoral condyle free flap for reconstructions of medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw.

Derek C Wenger, Caleb W Brown, Phillip L Nichols, Hannah Tan, Jeremy M Powers

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Article in Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Derek C WengerQuillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9084-4724

Caleb W BrownQuillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7541-8320

Phillip L NicholsQuillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1470-9658

Hannah TanQuillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2143-0839

Jeremy M PowersDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6839-0058

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Abstract

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a rare complication of antiresorptive therapy that may require free tissue reconstruction. A 57-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer developed refractory mandibular MRONJ after intravenous zoledronic acid and underwent reconstruction with a medial femoral condylar (MFC) free flap. She recovered without complications and maintained normal function at two-year follow-up. This case supports the MFC free flap as a viable option for small, partial-thickness mandibular defects in selected patients with MRONJ.

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Free tissue transfermandibular reconstructionmedial femoral condyle flapmedication-related osteonecrosis of the jawvascularized bone flap

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PMID41614032

DOI10.1080/23320885.2026.2619311

PMCPMC12849800

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