title: The first elective free flap in a cardiac transplant patient.
abstract: A case of free fibula transfer for mandibular reconstruction in a cardiac transplant patient is described. The reconstructive microsurgeon should be aware of the special requirements of these immunosuppressed patients and flap transfer should be performed in specialized centers with the interaction of different specialties to make the procedure safe and successful.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zuker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: de Haas
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: al-Qattan
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008866:Microsurgery; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*