Current options in jaw and facial reconstructions
Soung Min Kim, Jong Ho Lee · 2024
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Description
Soung Min Kim and Jong Ho Lee survey the current choices for rebuilding the jaw and face after disease, injury, or surgery. The menu of flaps and grafts has grown wide, and surgeons must weigh how well each option restores looks and chewing against the harm done where tissue is taken. No proven rule says which flap fits which defect, so choices often rest on the surgeon's own experience.
The authors walk through the standard ladders of options, from the simplest repair up to complex free tissue transfers, with their risks and long-term results. Their advice is to pick the simplest option that gives the best lasting form and function with the least donor harm. Updated guidance is given for a range of defect types.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Soung Min Kim, Jong Ho Lee |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |