For patients undergoing jaw reconstruction after surgery for head and neck cancer, computer-aided design and manufacturing ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A Yale doctor recently got back from Ukraine with a new perspective on the country. Thousands have died fighting the war in Ukraine. For some survivors, they have disfiguring ...

Using a 3D-printed model of the jaw, the surgical team could pre-plan every detail of the reconstruction, from harvesting a fibula-free flap to precisely shaping it to fit the defect. The result ...

and colleagues compared short- and long-term outcomes between conventional and CAD/CAM approaches for mandibular reconstruction with free fibula flaps. The analysis included 215 patients ...

Osteocutaneous free flaps can be used in cases where significant orbital reconstruction is required. In our experience, the stacked fibula free flap reconstruction is very versatile in orbitomaxillary ...

Fibular osteotomy was required to allow repositioning ... Figure 1: Clinical photograph shows a deformed leg with a medial free tissue transfer flap and chronic lymphedema. Figure 2: Radiographs show ...

Large bone and soft tissue defects present a challenging problem for limb salvage surgeons. Bone transport is a powerful technique that restores normal autologous bone to the defect site but can be a ...