Immediate mandibular reconstruction after resection using a modified Kirschner wire splint.
The use of a modified Kirschner wire splint is described and our experience with this procedure in 25 patients is reviewed. The splint is intended to be a temporary method of maintaining bone fragments in the correct position while intraoral seal is established. After sufficient healing has occurred, a final reconstruction is done by bone grafting.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008341:Mandibular Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013165:Splints