Vascularised fibula osteocutaneous flap for cervical spinal and posterior pharyngeal wall reconstruction

Krishnakumar Thankappan; Sandip Duarah; Nirav P. Trivedi; Dilip Panikar; Moni Abraham Kuriakose; Subramania Iyer

doi:10.4103/0970-0358.59294

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2009; 42(02): 252-254
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.59294

Case Report

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Vascularised fibula osteocutaneous flap for cervical spinal and posterior pharyngeal wall reconstruction

Authors

Krishnakumar Thankappan

Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Elamakkara, Kochi, India
Sandip Duarah

Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Elamakkara, Kochi, India
Nirav P. Trivedi

Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Elamakkara, Kochi, India
Dilip Panikar

¹Neurosurgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Elamakkara, Kochi, India
Moni Abraham Kuriakose

Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Elamakkara, Kochi, India
Subramania Iyer

Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Elamakkara, Kochi, India

Abstract

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ABSTRACT

We report a case of vascularised fibula osteocutaneous flap used for composite cervical spinal and posterior pharyngeal wall reconstruction, in a patient with recurrent skull base chordoma, resected by an anterior approach via median labio-mandibular glossotomy approach. Bone stability and pharyngeal wall integrity were simultaneously restored

KEY WORDS

Free fibula flap - head and neck reconstruction - cervical spinal reconstruction - skull base chordoma - mandibulotomy approach

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