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Abstract
Osteocutaneous free fibula transfer: walking kinematics
published in May - June 2017 - in Il Fisioterapista - issue n.3
Fabrizio Calloni, Francesco Pallotta, Giada Anna Beltramini, Alessandro Bolzoni, Daniela Ciprandi, Aldo Bruno Giannì, Matteo Zago, Chiarella Sforza

We carried out a gait analysis study to evaluate patients’ ability to walk on a level surface both before and after surgery for osteocutaneous free fibula transfer, indicated for mandible and maxillary reconstruction. In this article, we report the preliminary data of our study, whose primary aim is to provide all patients submitted to free fibula flap harvest with a specific rehabilitation approach targeted to each of the deficits identified, in order to ensure the best functional recovery.