title: "Mini paddle" for monitoring the fibular free flap in mandibular reconstruction.
abstract: The use of a "mini" skin paddle to monitor the fibular free flap for mandibular reconstruction is described. The paddle is easy to inset, can be excised later under local anesthesia, and yet is adequate for postoperative monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Al Qattan
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005360:Fibula; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*