Vascularised fibula osteocutaneous flap for cervical spinal and posterior pharyngeal wall reconstruction

Indian J Plast Surg. 2009 Jul;42(2):252-4. doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.59294.

Abstract

We report a case of vascularised fibula osteocutaneous flap used for composite cervical spinal and posterior pharyngeal wall reconstruction, in a patient with recurrent skull base chordoma, resected by an anterior approach via median labio-mandibular glossotomy approach. Bone stability and pharyngeal wall integrity were simultaneously restored.

Keywords: Free fibula flap; cervical spinal reconstruction; head and neck reconstruction; mandibulotomy approach; skull base chordoma.

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