A new method for fixation of external prostheses.
As more extensive craniofacial resections for recurrent orbital and nasoethmoidal carcinoma are performed, the need for complex external prostheses increases. A new method of stabilization for large prostheses using osseointegrated implants is presented. This is illustrated in a typical patient who underwent a large naso-orbital maxillary resection for recurrent basal cell carcinoma.
D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008447:Maxillofacial Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*