Hemimandibulectomy without bone grafting: report of a case.
Some patients require hemimandibulectomy who are poor candidates for reconstructive surgery or who do not want to subject themselves to multiple surgical episodes. With the use of an articulated external skeletal fixation appliance, near-normal esthetics and function can be achieved in these patients without bone grafting. A report of one such case is presented.
D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D013165:Splints