title: Use of an external fixator to stabilise the proximal mandibular segments during reconstruction.
abstract: The main aims of mandibular reconstruction are to reproduce the three dimensional position of the patients' mandible with the condyles in the glenoid fossae. We describe a simple technique using an external fixator to stabilise the proximal mandibular segments during resection to aid reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Department, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK. pjameerally@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ameerally
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hollows
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D016267:External Fixators; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps