title: Restoration of the mandible by full-thickness calvarial bone flap.
abstract: Two patients with reconstruction of a massive mandibular defect with vascularized full-thickness calvarial bone flaps are reported. In Patient 1, the mandibular body developed osteomyelitis and once was replaced with a metallic prosthesis. The prosthesis later perforated the skin and was removed. Full-thickness calvarial bone flaps were elevated bilaterally to reconstruct the mandibular body. In Patient 2, the mandible was totally destroyed by invasion of squamous cell carcinoma. The lower one-half of the face was resected and replaced with a large island scalp flap with full-thickness calvarial bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Osaka University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Higasa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sekiguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohmori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012886:Skull; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors