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Immediate Mandibular Replacement Using Reconstruction Plates
William W. Shockley, MD;
Mark C. Weissler, MD;
Harold C. Pillsbury, MD
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1991;117(7):745-749.
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• Mandibular reconstruction at the time of tumor resection remains a surgical dilemma. Primary reconstruction allows for immediate reconstitution of mandibular form and function. Various methods have been attempted, but none enjoys uniform success. With advances in the field of microvascular surgery have come numerous options in replacing these defects. These procedures, however, require special surgical teams and are associated with an increase in operative time as well as morbidity at the donor site. An alternative method involves the use of mandibular reconstruction plates to bridge the defect between segments. This review focuses on 19 patients whose jaws were reconstructed in this fashion. Although not free of complications, mandibular plate reconstruction offers the advantages of (1) lack of donor site morbidity, (2) expediency, (3) excellent mandibular contour, and (4) the ability to reconstruct the condyle when necessary. The technique, results, and complications associated with this procedure are discussed.
(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1991; 117:745-749)
Author Affiliations
From the Division of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication November 26, 1990.
Presented at the annual fall meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Diego, Calif, September 7, 1990.
Reprint requests to Division of Otolaryngoloy—Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 610 Burnett-Womack Bldg, CB7070, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 (Dr Shockley).
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