title: Clinical perspectives on bone grafting. Avoiding the complications of developmental malformations.
abstract: Bone graft options are reviewed for various sites in the craniofacial skeleton, as are the mechanical and physiologic requirements for different recipient sites. The potential for complications is discussed, as are the prevention and treatment of complications.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Mayer
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D013577:Syndrome; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014945:Wound Healing