Medial femoral condyle free flap for reconstructions of medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a rare complication of antiresorptive therapy that may require free tissue reconstruction. A 57-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer developed refractory mandibular MRONJ after intravenous zoledronic acid and underwent reconstruction with a medial femoral condylar (MFC) free flap. She recovered without complications and maintained normal function at two-year follow-up. This case supports the MFC free flap as a viable option for small, partial-thickness mandibular defects in selected patients with MRONJ.
Authors
- Jeremy M. Powers
- Hannah Tan
- Phillip L. Nichols
- Caleb W. Brown
- Derek C. Wenger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9084-4724)
Institutions
- East Tennessee State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2026.2619311
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00