{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["35(10)"],"submitter":["Glastonbury CM"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background and purpose</h4>The fibular free flap, often used for osseous reconstruction following extirpation of head and neck malignancies, has been associated with heterotopic periosteal ossification. We aimed to determine the frequency and radiologic characteristics of this process and describe its clinical correlates.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Surgical records for 2 years and neck imaging reports for 10 years were evaluated to identify patients with fibular free flap reconstruction and CT and/or PET/CT imaging available for review. The images were evaluated for the quality, type, and contour of ossification, and the reports were reviewed for associated clinical findings and radiologic impressions.<h4>Results</h4>Of 32 patients with posttreatment CT or PET/CT imaging, ossificatio"],"journal":["AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology"],"pagination":["1965-9"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7966255"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Ossification of the vascular pedicle in microsurgical fibular free flap reconstruction of the head and neck."],"pmcid":["PMC7966255"],"pubmed_authors":["Glastonbury CM","van Zante A","Knott PD"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Ossification of the vascular pedicle in microsurgical fibular free flap reconstruction of the head and neck.","description":"<h4>Background and purpose</h4>The fibular free flap, often used for osseous reconstruction following extirpation of head and neck malignancies, has been associated with heterotopic periosteal ossification. We aimed to determine the frequency and radiologic characteristics of this process and describe its clinical correlates.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Surgical records for 2 years and neck imaging reports for 10 years were evaluated to identify patients with fibular free flap reconstruction and CT and/or PET/CT imaging available for review. The images were evaluated for the quality, type, and contour of ossification, and the reports were reviewed for associated clinical findings and radiologic impressions.<h4>Results</h4>Of 32 patients with posttreatment CT or PET/CT imaging, ossificatio","dates":{"release":"2014-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2014 Oct","modification":"2025-04-04T14:33:58.434Z","creation":"2025-04-04T14:33:58.434Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7966255","cross_references":{"pubmed":["24948505"],"doi":["10.3174/ajnr.a3979","10.3174/ajnr.A3979"]}}