Post-operative Complication at the Donor Site of Fibular Free Flap in a Pediatric Patient

Giri Valandhan Vedha; Sreejee Gopalakrishnan; Sathish J Kumar; Gopinath P Menon

doi:10.7759/cureus.21182

Post-operative Complication at the Donor Site of Fibular Free Flap in a Pediatric Patient

Cureus. 2022 Jan 12;14(1):e21182. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21182. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Giri Valandhan Vedha¹, Sreejee Gopalakrishnan¹, Sathish J Kumar², Gopinath P Menon³

Affiliations

¹ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
² Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.

Abstract

The fibular free flap is most frequently used for reconstructing the mandible owing to the adequate length of the bone with a reliable blood supply. It has a long vascular pedicle with adequate vessel diameter for anastomosis and also a good amount of skin paddle for coverage. However, the reports of post-operative complications at the donor site among pediatric patients are scarce in the literature. We present a pediatric case of ankle valgus deformity following vascularized fibular harvest.

Keywords: ankle valgus deformity; late donor-site complication; mandibular pathology; mandibular reconstruction; pediatric surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports