From bench to bedside – current clinical and translational challenges in fibula free flap reconstruction
Baecher H, Hoch C, Knoedler S, Maheta B, Kauke-Navarro M, Safi A, Alfertshofer M, Knoedler L. From bench to bedside – current clinical and translational challenges in fibula free flap reconstruction. Frontiers In Medicine 2023, 10: 1246690. PMID: 37886365, PMCID: PMC10598714, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1246690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFibula free flapFibula free flap reconstructionAdequate bone lengthPostoperative patient managementMinimal donor site morbidityDual blood supplyFree flap reconstructionClinical research effortsDonor site morbidityTranslational challengesVirtual surgical planningPatient outcomesPreoperative phaseFlap reconstructionPatient managementBlood supplyPaucity of studiesMicrosurgical techniquesFree flapReconstructive scenariosSite morbiditySurgical templateMandible reconstructionNovel flapMaxillary defects