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Keun Y. Lee, MD; John M. Loré, Jr, MD; Curtis J. Perry, MD; BYRON J. BAILEY, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1988;114(1):68-72.

Abstract
• An adaptation of the Kirschner wire, using tie wires for fixation of the Kirschner wire in primary mandibular reconstruction following ablative surgery, is described. Eighteen patients with a Kirschner wire serving as a prosthesis following mandibular resection were followed up. Except for three patients, who had extensive resection of the tongue, all patients were judged as having satisfactory mastication and deglutition. Only two patients required another operation for wire-related complications. The Kirschner wire, when modified as presented, proved a dependable and stable prosthesis for mandibular reconstruction.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1988;114:68-72)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, and Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 8, 1987.

Read before the American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, Denver, April 30, 1987.

Reprint requests to Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2121 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214 (Dr Lee).

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