Open AccessRECONSTRUCTION OF THE HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENT WITH A VASCULARIZED FIBULA FLAP AND DENTAL IMPLANTS
Author(s) -
H. Dexter Barber,
Robert J. Seckinger,
Richard E. Hayden
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/00008505-199505000-00006
Subject(s) - fibula , medicine , endosseous implants , head and neck , malignancy , resection , osseointegration , free flap , head and neck cancer , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , rehabilitation , dentistry , implant , surgery , radiation therapy , tibia , botany , biology , genus , physical therapy
Reconstruction and rehabilitation of the head and neck cancer patient is challenging. Vascularized fibula grafts can be used to reconstruct mandibular defects after resection of the malignancy and the surrounding bone. Prosthodontic treatment can restore function and esthetics. This preliminary report discusses the use of endosseous implants in radiated mandibular vascularized fibula grafts after surgical resection.