TY - JOUR
T1 - Vascularized skull bone grafts in craniofacial surgery
AU - Bite, U.
AU - Jackson, I. T.
AU - Wahner, H. W.
AU - Marsh, R. W.
PY - 1987/1/1
Y1 - 1987/1/1
N2 - Vascularized skull bone grafts based on a pedicle of temporalis muscle have been used in 30 zygomatic arch and malar reconstructions, 1 mandible reconstruction, and 1 palate reconstruction. The surgical technique, complications, and postoperative results are reviewed. Technetium bone scans obtained within one week of operation confirm blood supply to the transferred bone. After a mean follow-up of 13 months, there is no evidence of bone graft resorption. We have used a team approach and careful surgical technique, and no serious complications have been encountered.
AB - Vascularized skull bone grafts based on a pedicle of temporalis muscle have been used in 30 zygomatic arch and malar reconstructions, 1 mandible reconstruction, and 1 palate reconstruction. The surgical technique, complications, and postoperative results are reviewed. Technetium bone scans obtained within one week of operation confirm blood supply to the transferred bone. After a mean follow-up of 13 months, there is no evidence of bone graft resorption. We have used a team approach and careful surgical technique, and no serious complications have been encountered.
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U2 - 10.1097/00000637-198707000-00002
DO - 10.1097/00000637-198707000-00002
M3 - Article
C2 - 3631856
AN - SCOPUS:0023617571
VL - 19
SP - 3
EP - 15
JO - Annals of Plastic Surgery
JF - Annals of Plastic Surgery
SN - 0148-7043
IS - 1
ER -