Reconstruction of extremity long bone defects after sarcoma resection with vascularized fibula flaps: A 10-year review
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Bone Neoplasms
Limb Salvage
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Sarcoma
Surgical Flaps
abstract
The microvascular free fibula flap has a lower infection rate than traditional allograft reconstruction. There is a high rate of bone union, and functional outcome is good. Thus, the authors recommend the microvascular fibula transfer as the technique of choice for reconstructing large, complex long bone defects resulting from tumor extirpation.
