Microsurgery

Frailty as a Predictor of Outcomes After Fibula Free Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Multi-Institutional Analysis Using the mFI-5

By Jia Wei Tee, Dany Matar, Lorenzo Puppi, Adriana Christine Panayi

Cohort study of 406 peopleBiomarkers

Multicentre

The paper

Jia Wei Tee, Dany Matar, Lorenzo Puppi, Adriana Christine Panayi

University Health Network; University Hospital Zurich

Microsurgery, 1 Oct 2026

doi.org/10.1002/micr.70301 PubMed 42855949

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