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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Head Neck. 2018 Dec 12;41(1):248–255. doi: 10.1002/hed.25452

Table 2.

Study Selection criteria

Inclusion criteria:

  1. Only human subjects

  2. Segmental mandibulectomy

  3. Reconstruction with vascularized fibula free flap

  4. Study report on any of the following patient’s perception of outcomes:
    • Expectation
    • Satisfaction
    • Functional outcome
    • Aesthetic outcome
    • Health-related quality of life

  5. Study report patient’s perceptions of outcome measured with any published instrument

  6. Reports in English language

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Language other than English

  2. Animal studies

  3. Case reports

  4. Reports on patients without mandibulectomy or FFF reconstruction,

  5. Studies that report patient’s perception of outcomes by not validated questionnaires,