title: [Transformation techniques for the fibula of the mandible].
abstract: Free flaps from the fibula to rebuild the mandible have allowed for improved results in the reconstruction of this bone. We propose a new and more precise technique to further enhance the functional and esthetic reconstructive result. We base the planning for the free flap on specific measurements obtained on the cephalometric analysis. Preoperative angular determinations allow for more precise fibula osteotomies prior to transection of the donor vessels.
authors.affiliation: Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giguère
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demers
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Germain
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D016267:External Fixators; D005360:Fibula / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
vernacular_title: Technique de transformation du péroné en mandibule.