Augmentation of the atrophic mandible with a vascularized rib graft. 1984

C Y Bloom, and B M Achauer, and V E Tesoro, and J Pulver

A patient with a 29-year history of denture wearing had her mandible augmented with a vascularized rib graft. The rib was contoured to fit the arch of the mandible and vascularized by means of the facial arteries to the intercostal vessels. The nutrient artery was not included in the vascularized bone graft. Cortical cancellous bone chips were packed around the rib to augment the buccal surface of the rib graft. Periosteal perfusion and vascularity of the transferred rib were well documented at 1 week, 1 month, and 6 months postoperatively by radionuclide scintigraphy. It is now 24 months after surgery and the patient began wearing a denture 2 months after the rib transfer. She underwent a split-thickness skin graft vestibuloplasty and floor-of-the-mouth lowering 12 months following the rib transfer with improvement in her denture-wearing capabilities, which has remained constant for 10 months. Vertical resorption of the graft at 3 months was 10 percent, at 6 months 15 percent, and it has stabilized at 25 percent.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007576 Jaw, Edentulous, Partially Absence of teeth from a portion of the mandible and/or maxilla.
D008334 Mandible The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth. Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001284 Atrophy Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes. Atrophies
D012272 Ribs A set of twelve curved bones which connect to the vertebral column posteriorly, and terminate anteriorly as costal cartilage. Together, they form a protective cage around the internal thoracic organs. Rib
D013518 Surgery, Plastic The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures. Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive

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