Unicortical Bone Necrosis of the Fibula Free Flap Associated to the Fixation with a Nonlocking 2.0-mm Reconstruction Plate and Screws

The authors present a unique case of osteonecrosis of a cortical half of a fibula free flap that has not been reported in the literature yet. This complication was associated with the impairment of the vascularization of periosteum in the cortical half of fibula that was fixated with a nonlocking re...

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Main Authors: Gustavo N. Pereira, Diogo Ribeiro, Luís Saraiva, Hugo Freitas, Ana R. Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2022-05-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-1748655