A free vascularized fibular graft for reconstruction of mandibular bony defect following excision of odontogenic keratocyst

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  • Farzana B Ibrahim Department of Plastic Surgery, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Shamim Hassan Department of Plastic Surgery, Khidma General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Sajid Hasan Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Raihan Anwar Department of Plastic Surgery, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka
  • Md Rashedul Islam Department of Plastic Surgery, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka

Abstract

We present a case of reconstruction of a bony defect due to the excision of recurrent mandibular odontogenic keratocyst in a 45 years old diabetic male. Free vascularized fibular composite graft was taken from the contra lateral lower leg to reconstruct the defect. A two team approach consisting of plastic and maxillofacial (MF) surgeon was adopted. The functional and aesthetical outcome was satisfactory and bone healing occurred without any major complication.

IMC J Med Sci 2017; 11(2): 70-72

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Farzana B Ibrahim, Department of Plastic Surgery, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka



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2017-07-04

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Ibrahim, F. B., Hassan, S., Hasan, S., Anwar, R., & Islam, M. R. (2017). A free vascularized fibular graft for reconstruction of mandibular bony defect following excision of odontogenic keratocyst. IMC Journal of Medical Science, 11(2), 70–72. Retrieved from https://banglajol.info/index.php/IMCJMS/article/view/33099

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