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Glossary Procedure

Fibula flap

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Also known as fibula osteocutaneous flap free fibula flap

Vascularised bone from the lower leg, with or without a skin paddle, used principally for segmental reconstruction of the mandible after tumour resection and for long-bone defects.

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  1. Expert blog

    Free tissue transfer: principles, applications, and current practice

    Conceptual overview of free flap surgery — what a free flap is, where the technique came from, the workhorse flaps, outcomes, and current directions.

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