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Case Report Reconstructive Surgery| Volume 50, ISSUE 8, P1009-1011, August 2021

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Mandible reconstruction using a vascularized fibula flap from a post-polio paralytic limb

Published:December 24, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2020.11.020

      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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