title: [Changes of bone height after vascularized fibular bone graft in mandibular reconstruction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the changes of vascularized fibular bone height after transplantation for mandibular reconstruction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two patients with mandibular defects were reconstructed with vascularized fibular bone. Postoperative follow-up pantomography was used to evaluate the changes of bone height.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At different distance from the vessel pedicles, the changes of bone height showed no significant difference. The height of fibular bone decreased gradually with time and reduced by 6.64% at 1 year postoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Multiple segmental osteotomies had no effect on blood flow and the different pieces of graft after modeling by osteotomy experienced the similar reconstruction. The volume of grafted fibular bone almost remained stable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200120, China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Guang-Yan
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D055815:Young Adult