title: Pre-operative evaluation of vascularised fibula donor sites: a UK maxillofacial e-survey.
abstract: The vascularised fibula flap has been used in mandibular reconstruction for three decades. An e-survey of pre-operative lower limb evaluations being utilised by UK maxillofacial head and neck surgeons was carried out in order to gauge if there was any uniformity in practice. Our results show that routine pre-operative evaluation is the expected standard but the modalities used vary among the different units. The results compare favourably with previous published figures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom. welshy@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Craig J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wales
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Devine
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McMahon
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D055109:Ankle Brachial Index; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D034742:Electronic Mail; D005360:Fibula / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013515:Surgery, Oral; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D006113:United Kingdom