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Table 3 Summary of surgical interventions and tissue type used for head and neck reconstruction

From: Outcomes of implant-based oral rehabilitation in head and neck oncology patients—a retrospective evaluation of a large, single regional service cohort

Surgical intervention

No. of patients

 No surgery

19

 Surgery and no reconstruction

56

 Surgery and reconstruction with free flap/autogenous bone graft

92

 Total

167

Reconstructive tissue used

No. of patients

 Fibula

31

 Radial

30

 DCIA

11

 Scapula

9

 ALT

7

 Iliac crest (non-vascular)

3

 Pectoralis Major

2

 Total

93

  1. Cancer staging and the number and percentages of patients experiencing implant failure for each cancer stage (where applicable). TNM tumour, node, metastasis