Overview of wound healing and management

DR Childs, AS Murthy - Surgical Clinics, 2017 - surgical.theclinics.com
Wound healing is a complex, highly developed chain of events that allows people to interact
with their environment. The skin is a protective organ, and it provides vital functions like …

Microsurgical free flap in head and neck reconstruction

CH Wong, FC Wei - Head & neck, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Microsurgical free flaps are today considered state of the art in head and neck reconstruction
after composite tumor resections. Free flaps provide superior functional and aesthetic …

Speech and swallowing following tongue cancer surgery and free flap reconstruction–a systematic review

L Lam, N Samman - Oral oncology, 2013 - Elsevier
This was a systematic review of the current research on speech and swallowing outcomes
and the factors affecting these outcomes after primary resection of tongue cancer and free …

[HTML][HTML] Stem cells, growth factors and scaffolds in craniofacial regenerative medicine

V Tollemar, ZJ Collier, MK Mohammed, MJ Lee… - Genes & diseases, 2016 - Elsevier
Current reconstructive approaches to large craniofacial skeletal defects are often
complicated and challenging. Critical-sized defects are unable to heal via natural …

Radiation effects on bone healing and reconstruction: interpretation of the literature

F Jegoux, O Malard, E Goyenvalle, E Aguado… - Oral Surgery, Oral …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Reconstructing irradiated mandibles with biomaterials is still a challenge but
little investigated. We collected data that could help us understand studies in the field of …

A comparison of bone resorption over time: an analysis of the free scapular, iliac crest, and fibular microvascular flaps in mandibular reconstruction

T Wilkman, S Apajalahti, E Wilkman, J Törnwall… - Journal of Oral and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of the present study was to compare the resorption of the bone in the free
scapular, free iliac crest, and free fibular microvascular flaps in mandibular reconstruction …

[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of computer-assisted mandibular reconstructions with free fibula flap: Results of a single-center series

F Goormans, Y Sun, M Bila, J Schoenaers, J Geusens… - Oral oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives We evaluated the accuracy of computer-assisted mandibular reconstructions.
Patients and methods We retrospectively reviewed data for 26 patients who had mandibular …

Survival of vascularized osseous flaps in mandibular reconstruction: A network meta-analysis

MA Mashrah, T Aldhohrah, A Abdelrehem, KA Sakran… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objective An evidence regarding which bony flap for reconstruction of mandibular defects
following tumour resection is associated with the highest survival rate is still lacking. This …

The value of postoperative anticoagulants to improve flap survival in the free radial forearm flap: a systematic review and retrospective multicentre analysis

JE Swartz, MCJ Aarts, KMA Swart, JJ Disa… - Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Free radial forearm flap (FRFF) reconstruction is a valuable technique in head
and neck surgery, which allows closure of large defects while striving to maintain …

Clinical evaluation of implants in radiated fibula flaps

TJ Salinas, VP Desa, A Katsnelson, M Miloro - Journal of oral and …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The success of osseointegrated implants in the radiated fibula flap used for
mandibular reconstruction is variable, and there are few long-term data available in the …