Journal Reviews

Pedicle calcification – an uncommon problem

1 March 2019 | | Head and Neck, Maxillofacial Surgery | Fibula free flap, Free flap pedicle ossification, Pedicle ossification

This paper from Germany describes an uncommon phenomenon of pedicle calcification in three cases. In patients from two centres that had fibula free flap reconstruction from January 2010 to January 2016, 68 cases had pedicle calcification and three cases were...

Free flap reconstruction in stage three bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis

1 November 2014 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Bisphosphonates, Fibula free flap, Iliac crest free flap, Osteonecrosis

There is no widely accepted gold standard for the treatment of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ). Early BRONJ is managed conservatively but there is controversy regarding the treatment of the later stages. Stage three is defined as exposed bone...