title: Atrophy of the mandible: reconstruction following fracture.
abstract: A rational approach to the management of spontaneous fracture of the severely atrophie mandible is illustrated by means of a case report. A study of the literature reveals that some confusion exists concerning the terms "atrophy" and "osteolysis", and an attempt is made to distinguish between them.
mesh_terms: D001284:Atrophy / Q000150:complications; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous