Fibula free flap reconstruction of the mandible in cancer patients: Evaluation of a combined surgical and prosthodontic treatment concept

Oral Oncology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 571-581

  Smolka, Koord ^a   Kraehenbuehl, Michel ^a   Eggensperger, Nicole ^a   Hallermann, Wock ^a   Thoren, Hanna ^b   Iizuka, Tateyuki ^a   Smolka, Wenko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bone transplantation; Dental implants; Dental prosthesis; Fibula; Mandibular neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; FIBULA GRAFT; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE OSTEOTOMY; MAXILLA; MOUTH CANCER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 43449086383     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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