TY - JOUR
T1 - The Pedicled Fibula Flap for Lower Limb Reconstruction
AU - Noorlander-Borgdorff, Marieke P.
AU - Giannakópoulos, Georgios F.
AU - Winters, Henri A. H.
AU - Botman, Matthijs
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s). 2023.
PY - 2023/9/1
Y1 - 2023/9/1
N2 - The pedicled fibula flap is a reliable technique to treat large defects in the tibia. Despite increasing evidence of its efficacy and good longterm outcomes, a knowledge gap exists in its indications and technique. This instructional article presents a comprehensive overview of the indications, pre-operative planning, step-by-step surgery, and subsequent post-operative management.
AB - The pedicled fibula flap is a reliable technique to treat large defects in the tibia. Despite increasing evidence of its efficacy and good longterm outcomes, a knowledge gap exists in its indications and technique. This instructional article presents a comprehensive overview of the indications, pre-operative planning, step-by-step surgery, and subsequent post-operative management.
KW - Critical bone defect
KW - Fibula flap
KW - Limb reconstruction
KW - Orthoplastic
KW - Pedicled flap
KW - Skin island
KW - Surgical technique
KW - Tibia
KW - Vascularised bone flap
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U2 - 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1600
DO - 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1600
M3 - Article
C2 - 38404565
SN - 1828-8936
VL - 18
SP - 186
EP - 193
JO - Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
JF - Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction
IS - 3
ER -