Abstract
Despite the delayed application of the free fibula flap to mandibular reconstruction, its recognition as a reliable, sensate skin paddle combined with enough bone to repair any mandibular defect and offer bicortical fixation of osseointegrated implants has proved the free fibula flap to be a 'workhorse' in the repair of composite mandibular defects. The low donor site morbidity slightly eases the wait for the molecular reconstructive 'cocktails' from the shelf of the next millennium.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1081-1096 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Otorhinolaryngology