Early outcomes of osteofascial versus osteocutaneous fibula free flap mandibular reconstruction

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BACKGROUND: This study compares early outcomes of osteofascial fibula free flap (OF-FFF) with donor-site primary closure and osteocutaneous (OC) FFF with donor-site skin grafting in segmental mandibular reconstruction.

METHODS: A retrospective chart review of FFF mandibular reconstruction patients (2006-2022) divided into OF-FFF and OC-FFF groups. Clinical data, operative parameters, and early postoperative outcomes (≤ 90 days) were analyzed.

RESULTS: The study included 67 patients (39 OF-FFF, 28 OC-FFF). OF-FFF had significantly lower donor-site complications (12.8% vs. 53.6%, p < 0.001) and revision surgeries (7.7% vs. 35.7%, p = 0.004) compared to OC-FFF. Recipient-site (28.2% vs. 25%, p = 0.77) and flap (15.4% vs. 17.9%, p > 0.99) complications were comparable.

CONCLUSIONS: OF-FFF mandibular reconstruction with donor-site primary closure is a safe and reliable technique associated with superior donor-site and comparable flap and recipient-site outcomes to OC-FFF, thus may be considered as a viable alternative to OC-FFF for selected patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Head & neck - 46(2024), 5 vom: 24. Apr., Seite 1168-1177

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shilo, Shahaf [VerfasserIn]
Muhanna, Nidal [VerfasserIn]
Fliss, Dan M [VerfasserIn]
Horowitz, Gilad [VerfasserIn]
Warshavsky, Anton [VerfasserIn]
Mansour, Jobran [VerfasserIn]
Ianculovici, Clariel [VerfasserIn]
Fliss, Ehud [VerfasserIn]
Barnea, Yoav [VerfasserIn]
Zaretski, Arik [VerfasserIn]
Yanko, Ravit [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Donor‐site
Fibula free flap
Journal Article
Mandibular reconstruction
Microvascular
Osteofascial

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.04.2024

Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/hed.27661

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367694131