G Ian Taylor1,2, Russell J Corlett1,2, Mark W Ashton1,2. 1. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2. From the Jack Brockhoff Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Unit-Taylor Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University of Melbourne.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The first successful free vascularized bone flap was performed on June 1, 1974 (and reported in 1975), using the fibula. This was followed by the iliac crest based on the superficial circumflex iliac artery in 1975 and then the deep circumflex iliac artery in 1978. METHODS: A total of 384 transfers using fibula (n = 198), iliac crest (n = 180), radius (n = 4), rib (n = 1), and metatarsal (n = 1) were used between June of 1974 and June of 2014 for reconstruction of the mandible (n = 267), maxilla (n = 20), clavicle (n = 1), humerus (n = 8), radius and ulna (n = 21), carpus (n = 3), pelvis (n = 2), femur (n = 11), tibia (n = 47), and foot bones (n = 4). Indications were tumor ablation (n = 286), trauma (n = 84), osteomyelitis (n = 2), and the congenital deformities hemifacial microsomia (n = 2) and pseudarthrosis of the tibia (n = 9) and ulna (n = 1). RESULTS: Successful transfer was achieved in 95 percent of patients. Union varied with the recipient bone, from 6 to 8 weeks in the jaw, 2 to 3 months in the upper limb, and 3 to 4 months in the femur and tibia. Union was fastest with iliac crest. The fibula provided easier dissection; it could be raised on either peroneal or anterior tibial vessels; the skin flap could be designed distally; it could be placed centrally in the medullary cavity of long bones; and hairline stress fracture in the lower limb frequently preceded rapid subperiosteal hypertrophy. The fibula lacks sufficient height for osseointegration, whereas iliac crest is ideal. Osteotomies of either bone are possible to straighten or increase curvature. CONCLUSIONS: The fibula is best for long bone or angle-to-angle jaw reconstruction, especially in edentulous patients. Iliac crest is best for hemimandible, curved bones (pelvis, carpus, and metacarpus), and as an alternative for short, straight, 6- to 8-cm-long bone defects.
BACKGROUND: The first successful free vascularized bone flap was performed on June 1, 1974 (and reported in 1975), using the fibula. This was followed by the iliac crest based on the superficial circumflex iliac artery in 1975 and then the deep circumflex iliac artery in 1978. METHODS: A total of 384 transfers using fibula (n = 198), iliac crest (n = 180), radius (n = 4), rib (n = 1), and metatarsal (n = 1) were used between June of 1974 and June of 2014 for reconstruction of the mandible (n = 267), maxilla (n = 20), clavicle (n = 1), humerus (n = 8), radius and ulna (n = 21), carpus (n = 3), pelvis (n = 2), femur (n = 11), tibia (n = 47), and foot bones (n = 4). Indications were tumor ablation (n = 286), trauma (n = 84), osteomyelitis (n = 2), and the congenital deformities hemifacial microsomia (n = 2) and pseudarthrosis of the tibia (n = 9) and ulna (n = 1). RESULTS: Successful transfer was achieved in 95 percent of patients. Union varied with the recipient bone, from 6 to 8 weeks in the jaw, 2 to 3 months in the upper limb, and 3 to 4 months in the femur and tibia. Union was fastest with iliac crest. The fibula provided easier dissection; it could be raised on either peroneal or anterior tibial vessels; the skin flap could be designed distally; it could be placed centrally in the medullary cavity of long bones; and hairline stress fracture in the lower limb frequently preceded rapid subperiosteal hypertrophy. The fibula lacks sufficient height for osseointegration, whereas iliac crest is ideal. Osteotomies of either bone are possible to straighten or increase curvature. CONCLUSIONS: The fibula is best for long bone or angle-to-angle jaw reconstruction, especially in edentulouspatients. Iliac crest is best for hemimandible, curved bones (pelvis, carpus, and metacarpus), and as an alternative for short, straight, 6- to 8-cm-long bone defects.
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