title: Free osteocutaneous flap from a rib to the tibia.
abstract: A large bony defect of the tibia, covered with thin unstable scar, was repaired successfully with a free osteocutaneous flap composed of 10 cm of the ninth rib with a 9 X 6 cm area of overlying muscle and skin. Microvascular anatomoses were done between the intercostal vessels in the transplant and the anterior tibial vessels in the recipient area.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001862:Bone Resorption; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D012272:Ribs / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013977:Tibia / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures