Infection After Free Fibula Flap Reconstruction of the Mandible: a Retrospective Cohort Study

Hospices Civils de Lyon30 enrolled

Overview

Mandibular osteitis after flap reconstruction is rare but is a serious infection with significant sequelae. The aim of this study is to describe this type of infection

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Bone and Joint Infection

Interventions

failure of reconstruction of the mandibule by free fibula flapOTHER

description of failure of reconstruction of the mandibule by free fibula flap:delay, type of bacteria involved in the failure, treatment, outcome

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients having had infection after a free bony flap reconstruction of the mandibule treated as an osteomyelitis at the CRIOAc between 2014 and 2020 Exclusion Criteria: * non-bony flap

Locations (1)

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Lyon, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

rate of failure after free fibula flap reconstruction of the mandible

description of failure after free fibula flap reconstruction of

Time frame: Outcome is measured at the end of follow-up (usually between 12 and 24 months after antibiotic therapy disruption]

Secondary Outcomes

rate of bacteria involved in failure after free fibula flap reconstruction of the mandible

epidemiology of bacteria which causes the failure

Time frame: when bacteria had growth up on culture; usually 2-3 weeks after the sample extracted on the surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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