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Allogeneic (homograft) reconstruction of the mandible
Author(s) -
Lowlicht Roger A.,
Delacure Mark D.,
Sasaki Clarence T.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-199008000-00008
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , radiation therapy , tumor surgery , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , head and neck , botany , biology , genus
Reconstruction of the tumor‐ablated patient remains one of the most challenging problems for the head‐and‐neck surgeon. Various methods have been described, including alloplastic reconstruction, free vascularized flaps, osteo‐myocutaneous flaps, and allogeneic reconstruction with particulate marrow grafts. Sixteen patients who have undergone homograft mandibular replacement at the Yale New Haven Hospital are described. Eighty‐one percent of these grafts were successful in restoring form and function to a high degree of patient satisfaction. Eleven of the sixteen patients had radiation therapy after initial tumor surgery; 91% of these grafts were successful.