From December 2019 to July 2021, double free flaps were used by two teams of head-and-neck reconstructive surgical oncologists in 10 patients with large composite mandibulofacial defects following malignant tumor ( = 8) and osteoradionecrosis ( = 2) ablation. Our report included 10 patients. All of our patients were reconstructed by two free flaps, a combination of an anterolateral thigh flap ( = 8) or a radial forearm flap ( = 2) with an osteocutaneous fibula flap. The survival rate of these flaps was 100%. The mean operative time was 597 ± 41.7 min (range 545-660 min) There were no patients with major complications Most of our patients had accepted functional and cosmetic results of both recipient site and donor site after a median follow-up of 22.5 months. Two teams of reconstructive surgical oncologists may shorten the operative time and reduce the rate of major complications. : Huge complex oromandibular defects may require the use of double free flap reconstruction.Double free flaps were used by two teams of head-and-neck reconstructive surgical oncologists.This approach may shorten the operative time and reduce the rate of major complications.

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