Role of Axial Split Osteotomy of Free Fibula Flap in Mandibular Reconstruction and Dental Rehabilitation

Summary:. The fibula free flap (FFF) is regarded as the gold standard in mandibular reconstruction. Dental rehabilitation is important to improve the health-related quality of life of patients undergoing mandibular reconstruction. FFF provides adequate cortical bone osseous tissue for use in dental...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Remigio Bolzoni, MD, PhD, Alessandro Baj, MD, Ahmed Hassan Sweed, MD, Aldo Bruno Giannì, MD, Edoardo Francesco Montrasio, MD, Giada Anna Beltramini, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-01-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002546
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Summary:Summary:. The fibula free flap (FFF) is regarded as the gold standard in mandibular reconstruction. Dental rehabilitation is important to improve the health-related quality of life of patients undergoing mandibular reconstruction. FFF provides adequate cortical bone osseous tissue for use in dental implantation. The application of “axial split osteotomy” via a double-barrel fibula graft may enable discrepancies between the native mandible and FFF to be avoided, thereby improving the likelihood of early and successful dental rehabilitation.
ISSN:2169-7574