title: [Clinical diagnosis and treatment of radionecrosis of the jaws: an analysis of 58 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe into the clinical therapy for radionecrosis of the jaws.
  
  
  METHODS
  To make a clinical analysis of radionecrosis of jaws in 58 cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Conservative treatment can control the progress of the diseases. The cure rate of radionecrosis of jaws was 93.3% by extensive resection of sequestrum. The survival rate of transplant flap was 97.1% by immediate vascularized tissue graft.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radionecrosis of jaws can be cured by extensive resection of sequestrum, immediate vascularized tissue grafts can be used to repair the surgical defect.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200011, China. yinxm@fimmu.com
authors.forename: Xue-min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Han-guang
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Chen-ping
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei-min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Yong-jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010025:Osteoradionecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage