Reconstruction of the mandible with a free iliac bone graft and preformed temporomandibular joint prosthesis. Case report.
The use of preformed vitallium TMJ-prosthesis in combination with a microvascular iliac bone graft is an alternative method for hemimandibular reconstruction. It has several advantages compared with earlier described methods, and we have used it successfully in two cases.
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Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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D000328:Adult; D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000601:surgery; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000601:surgery*