title: Skull base reconstruction and rehabilitation.
abstract: This article separates skull base reconstruction into the surgical procedures available for immediate reconstruction of a small base defect and the secondary rehabilitative procedures that may be performed at a later date, usually for functional or cosmetic needs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps