Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5638930 International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2016 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
Surgical guides have been used widely in maxillofacial surgery. Details of the types of digital surgical guide used in mandibular resection and reconstruction with fibula flaps at the authors' institution are presented in this article. Three patients diagnosed with mandibular ameloblastoma underwent mandibular resection and reconstruction with fibula flaps using surgical guides for assistance. These digital surgical guides included a mandibular osteotomy guide, a fibular osteotomy guide, and a mandibular fixation guide. Surgical guides are helpful in improving the accuracy of operations and are appropriate for many types of mandibular resection and reconstruction.
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