Immediate reconstruction of a resected segment of the lower jaw, using a compound flap of clavicle and sternomastoid muscle.
A brief account is given of the experimental data and the laboratory findings relative to the use of compound bone flaps of clavicle on a pedicle of sternomastoid muscle for restoration of mandibular defects. The clinical data on this method in 18 consecutive patients are presented and discussed.
D000055:Accessory Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002968:Clavicle / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008416:Mastoid; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous