title: Orbital floor reconstruction with autogenous bone harvested from the mandibular lingual cortex.
abstract: A new technique which uses mandibular lingual plate as a source of cortical bone for reconstructing orbital floor defects is described. The mandible provides a readily available alternative source of bone for grafting, whilst minimising postoperative complications and morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, United Medical School, Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Girdler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosseini
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods