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After thorough antibiotic treatment and after ensuring a non-septic wound, the defect was reconstructed using a contralateral free fibula flap designed as a flow through flap in a double loop manner to accommodate two fibular fragments and an ipsilateral ALT flap. Early weight bearing was initiated 11 days after the free flap transfer under external fixation, with full weight bearing achieved in 36 days with external fixation. After the removal of external fixation, full weight bearing was able to be reinitiated after 13 days, leading to the patient\u2019s return to normal activity 6 months after the bony reconstruction. 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