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Complete Extensive Heterotopic Ossification of the Entire Free Fibula Flap Vascular Pedicle in Maxillary Reconstruction.
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Repair of bone defect of the lateral forefoot by double segment triangular fibula flap with vascular pedicle: A case report.
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Heterotopic ossification in the submental triangle remote from the vascular pedicle after reconstruction with a fibular free flap: a previously unreported complication.
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A solution to the vessel shortage during free vascularized fibular grafting for reconstructing infected bone defects of the femur: Bridging with vein transplantation.
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Reconstruction of Extensive Maxillary Defects Using Flow-Through Fibula Free Flap With Anterolateral Thigh Free Flap.
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