Bone Allograft: An Option for Total Mandibular Reconstruction. Issue 4 (December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Motlagh, Masoud Fallahi; Bayat, Mohamad; Naji, Siamak
• Is Part Of: Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction. Volume 10:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 306
• Page End: 313
• Publication Date: 2017-12
• Subjects: mandibular reconstruction -- bone allograft -- Langerhans cell tumor -- total mandibulectomy; Face -- Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery; Face -- Wounds and injuries; Maxilla -- Surgery; Maxilla -- Wounds and injuries; Maxillofacial Injuries -- Periodicals; Craniocerebral Trauma -- Periodicals; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures -- methods -- Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.522
• DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593474
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1943-3875

Abstract

Total mandibular reconstruction is one of the most challenging modalities in maxillofacial surgery. In this article, we try to introduce a method of total mandible reconstruction. We report a 25-year-old male patient with complete involvement of the mandible by Langerhans cell tumor. The patient underwent total mandibulectomy and reconstruction with bone allograft harvested from a donor who had died the day before. The patient has good functional and aesthetic results in a long time. It seems that bone allograft can be a good alternative to other methods in total mandibular reconstruction.