Abstract
The case of 69-year-old man with a post-polio paralytic limb who was diagnosed with
carcinoma of the lower alveolus is presented. A successful mandible reconstruction
was performed using a vascularized fibula osteocutaneous flap harvested from the polio-affected
limb. The skin perfusion and quality of the bone were good. The donor defect healed
uneventfully. Harvesting the flap from the polio-affected limb also significantly
reduced the donor site morbidity. This case is novel in presenting the successful
use of a free fibula flap harvested from a leg affected by paralytic poliomyelitis.
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Publication history
Published online: December 24, 2020
Accepted:
November 23,
2020
Footnotes
☆Presented at the Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Association of Plastic Surgeons Association Conference in Chennai in 2018.
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