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Secondary Procedures and Refinements

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A number of specific procedures may be applied to improve both functional and aesthetic results in patient undergoing jaws reconstruction with free fibula flap. These procedures should be accounted for since the initial planning and include management of vertical discrepancy, soft tissue management, implant positioning and other minor aesthetic refinements.

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    Alessio Baccarani, Marta Starnoni & Giorgio De Santis

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    Peter G. Cordeiro

  3. Chief of Cranio-maxillo-facial Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy

    Luigi Chiarini

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Baccarani, A., Starnoni, M., De Santis, G. (2019). Secondary Procedures and Refinements. In: De Santis, G., Cordeiro, P., Chiarini, L. (eds) Atlas of Mandibular and Maxillary Reconstruction with the Fibula Flap. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10684-3_14

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