title: Elective osteotomies and bone grafting of irradiated midfacial bones.
abstract: Elective osteotomies of post-irradiated midfacial bones to correct the resulting facial deformities can be safely performed. When there is an associated radiation-induced enophthalmos, improvement in appearance can be achieved, but the results often falls short of an ideal restoration. Transposing a temporalis flap into the orbit is an excellent means of freeing the irradiated, contracted, enucleated orbital socket.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D015050:Zygoma / Q000601:surgery