title: Nuances and Pearls of the Free Fibula Osteoseptocutaneous Flap for Reconstruction of a High-Energy Ballistic Injury Mandible Defect.
abstract: A clinical case demonstrating the use of a free fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap for reconstruction of a high-energy ballistic mandible defect is detailed. The surgical videos highlight key nuances and pearls of flap design, harvest, dissection, and execution of microsurgical anastomosis. Attention is also given to preoperative surgical planning and postoperative care.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: New York, N.Y. From the Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center.
authors.forename: Sammy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinno
authors.forename: Eduardo D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D005360:Fibula / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*