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PubMed2004

Use of Kirschner wire in mandible reconstruction: a case report and review of the literature.

Reconstruction of massive defects in head the and neck usually requires different tissues such as skin, bone, and muscle in three-dimensional organization. Therefore, reconstruction of mandibular defects in particular include many difficulties for the head and neck, and for reconstructive surgeons. Various techniques and materials are available, and each has some advantages and disadvantages. But no materials or methods have all the reconstructive requirements. The surgeon's choice of techniques should be safe, simple, economic, and effective. We present a patient with a massive facial defect that was reconstructed successfully by using a 2-mm K wire with a free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap, and we also review the literature about the use of K wires in mandible fixation and reconstruction. We think that K wires should be kept in mind as a readily available, easily applicable, safe, inexpensive, and stable prosthetic material for mandible reconstruction, especially in cases with advanced disease.

Bone Wires↗
PubMed1994

Reconstruction of intraoral mucosal defects with revascularized jejunal segments.

The intraoral mucosa subserves a multitude of structural and functional roles. This paper details the importance of this within the context of reconstruction. The various methods are reviewed historically. Also, both the experimental and clinical basis for using revascularized jejunum as mucosal reconstruction are presented.

Animals↗
PubMed2004

Comparative study of locking plates in mandibular reconstruction after ablative tumor surgery: THORP versus UniLOCK system.

PURPOSE: This retrospective study compared 2 types of rigid locking plates (THORP and UniLOCK; Stratec Medical, Oberdorf, Switzerland) in 107 patients undergoing reconstruction for bridging mandibular defects following ablative tumor surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From January 1993 to December 2000, 107 patients were reconstructed following ablative tumor surgery with 57 THORP plates and 50 UniLOCK plates. Study follow-up ranged from 18 to 87 months (average, 32 months). Complications were categorized into delayed wound healing, infection, plate exposure, and plate fracture, taking into account the type and timing of reconstruction. RESULTS: Overall type and number of complications show no statistically significant differences between THORP and UniLOCK groups. Infection was the most frequent type of complication (THORP, 30; UniLOCK, 32). Others included delayed wound healing (THORP, 13; UniLOCK, 12), plate exposure (THORP, 8; UniLOCK, 7), and plate fracture (THORP, 5; UniLOCK, 1). Plates were removed in 22 THORP and 11 UniLOCK plates. The most frequent reason for plate removal in both groups was infection. Other reasons for plate removal include tumor recurrence, plate fracture, plate exposure, or a combination of reasons. CONCLUSIONS: THORP and UniLOCK plates do not present statistically significant differences in the parameters studied. Nevertheless, the UniLOCK group had slightly better results. Considering that the THORP system is much bulkier and its screws bigger, our results lead to the conclusion that bridging osteosynthesis with a 2.4 UniLOCK system is adequate for plate reconstruction of mandibular defects.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

[The musculus pectoralis major rib flap. Personal experiences with 7 cases].

We present a report of our experience with one-step reconstruction of the mandible after resection in tumor cases using an osteomyo-cutaneous flap. We performed a pectoralis major flap with a segment of the fifth rib, blood supplied by the periosteum. In seven cases we had one pseudoarthrosis. The complications in the donor site were none. We see in the pectoralis major-rib flap an alternative to microsurgical techniques, especially in patients with defects in the horizontal part of the mandible.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

Central squamous cell carcinoma of the mandible. Computed tomographic findings.

Five cases of central squamous cell carcinoma of the mandible were investigated with the use of computed tomography. Bucco-lingual extent and spread along the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve were evaluated. Three patients with trismus showed involvement of the masseter or medial pterygoid muscle on computed tomography. Involvement of more than two landmarks along the trigeminal nerve were observed in cases with both paresthesia of the lower lip and severe pain that resembled neuralgia. Perineural invasion was confirmed histologically in four cases, and all of these patients had both severe pain and mandibular canal involvement that could be demonstrated with computed tomography. When localized soft tissue changes are evident along the course of the trigeminal nerve in the region between the mandibular foramen and foramen ovale, ascending perineural spread should be suspected. Computed tomography findings correlated well with clinical symptoms but added information about the spread of the lesion within the surrounding soft tissue.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗
PubMed1997

Individual prostheses and resection templates for mandibular resection and reconstruction.

This new technique uses helical computed tomography data and computer-aided design and manufacturing for preoperative fabrication of individual mandibular prostheses together with corresponding resection templates. Coherent 3D geometries for computer-based models are the basis for the construction of prostheses and provide data for a computerized numerical control fabrication. Fixation plates are fabricated with the titanium prostheses. The identical data of these plates are used for the computer-aided design and manufacturing of resection templates, which guide an oscillating saw in a precisely determined resection plane. This plane again is identical with the prostheses' margins for mandibular body replacement. The use of this technique in four patients is reported on: after temporary insertion of the templates for resection and after resection, the prostheses were stabilized with the same screws in the same screw-holes where the templates had been. Resection and reconstruction were thus highly precise, safe and fast and primarily led to excellent aesthetic and functional results. Wound-healing depends on a safe soft-tissue reconstruction over these large prostheses. Coverage with flaps seems obligatory. In spite of the superior technical aspects, the clinical long-term results of this new technique were poor.

Adult↗
PubMed1995

Factors influencing the patterns of invasion of the mandible by oral squamous cell carcinoma.

The pattern of tumour invasion of the mandible depends on the extent of invasion. Both the width (P = 0.02) and depth (P = 0.01) in patients with an invasive or infiltrative pattern of disease were greater than in tumours showing the less aggressive erosive pattern in which the tumour mass is separated from the resorbing bone by a connective-tissue layer. Evidence in this study suggests that the erosive pattern develops through a mixed pattern to the invasive pattern of disease as the tumour progresses through the bone. The invasive pattern of disease was evident at a much shallower depth in the molar region of the mandible (mean 9 mm), with a decreased ratio of alveolar to basal bone, than in the premolar and parasymphyseal region (mean 25 mm) (P = 0.02). The hypothesis to explain this phenomenon is that the more superficial alveolar bone responds by resorbing in advance of the tumour, but the basal bone is unable to respond in the same way and becomes widely infiltrated. The attached mucosa with its firm collagen attachment to bone is proposed as the main route of tumour entry into the mandible in both dentate and edentulous mandibles.

Alveolar Process↗
PubMed1998

Computer-generated patient models for reconstruction of cranial and facial deformities.

The use of three-dimensional, computer-generated anatomic models can be used in the diagnosis and reconstruction of a variety of craniofacial problems. They are readily manufactured from computed tomography scans at a reasonable cost with only several weeks of preparation and delivery time. Their contemporary value is in the preoperative treatment planning, intraoperative implant fashioning, and preoperative implant fabrication in appropriately selected patients.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1999

[Long-term complications associated with immediate plate reconstruction for mandibular defect following tumor-surgery].

OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term complications associated with the application of reconstruction plate. METHODS: Ninety-seven patients underwent immediate repair by using bendable reconstruction plate for maintainance of space and contour following mandibular segmental resection. Of them, 68 cases were followed up for the final outcomes. RESULTS: Skin or mucosa perforation occurred 6 cases, instabilization of screws in 22 cases, and broken of plate in 3 cases. The reasons for skin or mucosa perforation was possibly associated with circulatory disturbance due to postoperative irradiation. The bone absorption and screw loosening occured most frequently in bone defect involving mandibular angle and chin. CONCLUSION: High concentration of unrationable stress and irradiation were recognised to be the factors responsible for the perforation of covering tissue and screw loosening. The broken of plate was brought about possibly by stress loading and fatigue weakness of plates.

Bone Plates↗