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Bone Reconstruction

WHAT IS BONE RECONSTRUCTION?

The re-establishment of bone continuity especially of the upper or lower limbs.
This is achieved by transplanting vascularized bone harvested from another part of the body.
The free bone flap is usually harvested from the leg (free fibula flap).
The bone is inset and the vessels are anastamosed to recipient vessels to re-establish blood supply to the new bone.

WHEN IS THIS DONE?

Usually after the resection of bone cancer or extensive trauma to the bone.
Working in a team with Dr Richard Kyte (orthopaedic surgeon), bone cancers are resected and reconstructed with vascularized bone flaps; this is commonly performed in children.

DGMC is a specialist oncology hospital focusing on advanced reconstructive procedures.

Dr Dimitri Liakos is a member of the College of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of South Africa and a member of the Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons of South Africa (APRASSA).

He is a member of the World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons (WSRM) and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS).