Bone Allograft: An Option for Total Mandibular Reconstruction

We report a 25-year-old male patient with complete involvement of the mandible by Langerhans cell tumor. The patient underwent total mandibulectomy and reconstruction with bone allograft harvested from a donor who had died the day before. The patient has good functional and aesthetic results in a long time. It seems that bone allograft can be a good alternative to other methods in total mandibular reconstruction. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction - November 3, 2016 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Motlagh, Masoud Fallahi Bayat, Mohamad Naji, Siamak Tags: Case Report Source Type: research