BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The fibular free flap, often used for osseous reconstruction
following extirpation of head and neck malignancies, has been associated with heterotopic …

Background Free fibular flap is commonly used in mandibular reconstruction. In some cases,
to obtain a longer vascular pedicle, the peroneal artery and vein are stripped of the proximal …

Free fibula flap is the most common free tissue transfer for maxillary and mandibular
reconstructions. The distal part of the harvested bone is transferred, while the proximal part …

Background There are several reports of ossification occurring along the pedicle of fibular
free flaps in head and neck microvascular reconstruction, but the incidence of pedicle …

Fibular free flaps are routinely used to reconstruct segmental mandibular defects after
resection. While ossification of the vascular pedicle is uncommon but well reported, to our …

Ossification of the vascular pedicle in the vascularized free fibular flap (VFFF) has been only
previously described twice for jaw reconstruction. A case of severe trismus secondary to …

Background Heterotopic ossification along free flap pedicles has been reported. Reports
suggest that subperiosteal dissection of the pedicle from the bone during the harvest of the …

Ossification of vascular pedicle in free fibular flap for jaw reconstruction was a rare
complication. The aim of our study is to evaluate its consequence and propose our clinical …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: To determine the radiographic incidence of heterotopic
ossification and the clinical incidence of neck masses secondary to heterotopic ossification …

Periosteal ossification of the vascular pedicle after reconstruction of continuity defects of the
mandible and the maxilla with fibular free flaps: A retrospective study - ScienceDirect Skip to main …