Prefabricated fibula free flap with dental implants for mandibular reconstruction. 2018

D Pauchet, and J-L Pigot, and F Chabolle, and C-A Bach
Service de Chirurgie ORL et Cervico-faciale, Hôpital Foch, 40 rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France.

Free fibula transplant is routinely used for mandibular reconstruction in head and neck cancer. Dental rehabilitation, the objective of mandibular reconstruction, requires the use of dental implants as supports for fixed or removable dentures. Positioning of fibular bone grafts and implants determines implant osseointegration and the possibilities of dental rehabilitation. Prefabrication of a fibula free flap with dental implants prior to harvesting as a free flap can promote implant osseointegration. The position of the implants must then be precisely planned. Virtual surgery and computer-assisted design and prefabrication techniques are used to plan the reconstruction and then reproduce this planning by means of tailored fibula and mandible cutting guides, thereby ensuring correct positioning of fibular bone fragments and implants. The prefabricated fibula free flap technique requires two surgical procedures (prefabrication and flap transfer) and precise preoperative planning. Prefabricated fibula free flap with dental implants, by improving the quality of osseointegration of the implants before flap transfer, extends the possibilities of prosthetic rehabilitation in complex secondary mandibular reconstructions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005360 Fibula The bone of the lower leg lateral to and smaller than the tibia. In proportion to its length, it is the most slender of the long bones. Fibulas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015921 Dental Implants Biocompatible materials placed into (endosseous) or onto (subperiosteal) the jawbone to support a crown, bridge, or artificial tooth, or to stabilize a diseased tooth. Dental Implants, Mini,Dental Prosthesis, Surgical,Implants, Dental,Dental Implant,Dental Prostheses, Surgical,Implant, Dental,Prostheses, Surgical Dental,Prosthesis, Surgical Dental,Surgical Dental Prostheses,Surgical Dental Prosthesis,Dental Implant, Mini,Mini Dental Implant,Mini Dental Implants
D058752 Free Tissue Flaps A mass of tissue that has been cut away from its surrounding areas to be used in TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION. Free Flaps,Free Tissue Transfer Flaps,Microsurgical Free Flaps,Flap, Free,Flap, Free Tissue,Flap, Microsurgical Free,Flaps, Free,Flaps, Free Tissue,Flaps, Microsurgical Free,Free Flap,Free Flap, Microsurgical,Free Flaps, Microsurgical,Free Tissue Flap,Microsurgical Free Flap,Tissue Flap, Free,Tissue Flaps, Free
D063175 Mandibular Reconstruction The physical restoration of oromandibular defects. Mandibular Reconstructive Surgery,Maxillo-Mandibular Reconstruction,Titanium Plate Mandibular Reconstruction,Mandibular Reconstructions,Mandibular Reconstructive Surgeries,Maxillo Mandibular Reconstruction,Maxillo-Mandibular Reconstructions,Reconstruction, Mandibular,Reconstruction, Maxillo-Mandibular,Reconstructions, Mandibular,Reconstructions, Maxillo-Mandibular,Reconstructive Surgeries, Mandibular,Reconstructive Surgery, Mandibular,Surgeries, Mandibular Reconstructive,Surgery, Mandibular Reconstructive

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