Synchronous Reconstruction of a Total Mandibulectomy Defect With a Single Fibula Osteocutaneous Free Flap.

J Oral Maxillofac Surg

Fellow, Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Health System, Miami, FL.

Published: January 2018

Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a well-known and usually late complication of radiation therapy in the treatment of head and neck cancer. Although the therapy can be life extending, it also produces tissue toxicity in ipsilateral and contralateral tissues in an acute and chronic fashion. In the most severe cases of ORN, such as the one presented in this report, bilateral disease results in the need for total mandibulectomy and creates a tremendous reconstructive challenge. The advent of microvascular surgery and free tissue transfer has caused an evolution of the management protocol for severe ORN cases. This report describes a unique case of total mandibulectomy with synchronous reconstruction using a single vascularized fibula osteocutaneous flap with subsequent dental implant reconstruction and prosthetic rehabilitation.

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