Vascular anatomy of the free fibula flap including the lateral head of the soleus muscle applied to maxillo-mandibular reconstruction

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“…The composite fibula and soleus free transfer for Cordeiro type III total maxillectomy defects. 18,19 Chimeric lateral supramalleolar artery perforator fibula free flap 6,20,21 for 1) Cordeiro type IIB, as sandwich flap despite of radial osteocutaneous sandwich flap, and 2) type IV when you want to achieve a prosthetic correction of postenucleation socket syndrome (synonym: post-enucleation/ evisceration socket syndrome) 22,23 and you don`t want to fill the orbital cavity.…”

“…Nokovitch et al 19 emphasized that first description of the fibula flap including the lateral head of the soleus muscle was presented by Baudet et al 18 in 1982. Nokovitch with colleagues clearly described that composite fibula and soleus free transfer serve for better functional and aesthetic outcomes.…”

“…Nokovitch with colleagues clearly described that composite fibula and soleus free transfer serve for better functional and aesthetic outcomes. 19 As it not only restores osseous defect but also obliterates the dead space. 19 Results of Ettinger et al 24 proved that chimeric osteomusculocutaneous fibular flap with soleus muscle and skin paddle components can be successfully implemented also in cases of complex ablative defects resulting from advanced-staged the floor of mouth squamous cell carcinomas.…”

“…J DIAGN TREAT ORAL MAXILLOFAC PATHOL 2020; 4(1):[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] …”

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“…J DIAGN TREAT ORAL MAXILLOFAC PATHOL 2020; 4(1):[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] …”