Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1975 · 118 citations · 0 references
DentistryOral SurgeryPlastic SurgeryBone GraftingMicrovascular ReconstructionOral Cancer SurgeryBone Defect ReconstructionBone ReconstructionMandibular ReconstructionMandibular ResectionMaxillofacial ReconstructionMicrovascular Free-flap ReconstructionMandibular Bone GraftingMandibular Bone ReconstructionMandibular Defect RepairMicrovascular Bone ReconstructionRadiation-associated ReconstructionVascularized Rib Graft
In a previous publication we described the replacement of a mandibular defect by a free, composite rib graft, transferred by microvascular anastomoses of the posterior intercostal vessels to donor vessels in the neck. We now present data which demonstrate that successful results can be achieved even after radical mandibular radiation. This technique, done in dogs, has obvious implications in the management of oral cancer in man.