Salvage of successful mandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea using a bipedicle osteocutaneous scapular free flap.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An interesting case is presented of a woman with obstructive sleep apnea due to mandibular hypoplasia who was successfully treated with mandibular advancement. After a postoperative complication, the correction was salvaged by using a previously undescribed bipedicled osteocutaneous scapular free flap.
Medical subject headings
- Mandible
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes
- Surgical Flaps