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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
ISSN: 0970-0358 EISSN: 0970-0358
Vol. 42, No. 2, 2009, pp. 252-254
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Bioline Code: pl09058
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 42, No. 2, 2009, pp. 252-254
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Vascularised fibula osteocutaneous flap for cervical spinal and posterior pharyngeal wall reconstruction
Thankappan, Krishnakumar; Duarah, Sandip; Trivedi, Nirav P.; Panikar, Dilip; Kuriakose, Moni Abraham & Iyer, Subramania
Abstract
We report a case of vascularised fibula osteocutaneous flap used for composite cervical spinal and posterior pharyngeal wall reconstruction, in a patient with recurrent skull base chordoma, resected by an anterior approach via median labio-mandibular glossotomy approach. Bone stability and pharyngeal wall integrity were simultaneously restored
Keywords
Free fibula flap; head and neck reconstruction; cervical spinal reconstruction; skull base chordoma; mandibulotomy approach
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