Title
Multicenter study on the use of patient-specific CAD/CAM reconstruction plates for mandibular reconstruction.
Abstract
For the new generation of mandibular reconstruction, patient-specific mandible reconstruction plates (PSMPs) have been developed which are milled from titanium after preoperative computer planning using CAD/CAM procedures. Resection margins and plate position are determined by surgical guides. In addition, length and shape of the plate and the number and angulation of the screw holes can be planned. 30 patients received such PSMP. Indication ranged from stabilization osteosynthesis, single alloplastic stand-alone reconstruction to microvascular reconstructions. Time for planning, fit of surgical guides and plates, pre-/postoperative occlusion, radiological position of the temporo mandibular joint and complications were recorded. The median time for online planning was 35 min. The results concerning fit and handling of the PSMP and the surgical guides were mainly very positive. In six cases, the plan had to be adapted to the intraoperative clinical needs. The postoperative position of the condyles in the temporo mandibular fossae was regular in 28 cases. The evaluation of the occlusion was not representative due to not clearly identifiable occlusion in 2/3 of the cases. Nevertheless, complications like postoperative extraoral plate exposure, infection, graft and flap necrosis or difficulties to position the guides or the plate during surgery occurred. Mandibular reconstruction with PSMP offers a broad range of opportunities and benefits compared with standard procedures and can be recommended for all kind of mandibular reconstructions. It is not yet foreseeable whether PSMP will in future become routine clinical practice for mandibular reconstruction or will be confined to selected isolated cases.
Year
DOI
Venue
2015
10.1007/s11548-015-1193-2
International Journal for Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
Keywords
Field
DocType
Mandibular reconstruction, Computer-assisted surgery, Patient-specific mandible reconstruction plates, Patient-specific implants, Surgical guides, CAD/CAM
CAD,Fibula,Dentistry,Resection,Computer-assisted surgery,Medicine
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
10
12
1861-6429
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.39
3
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Frank Wilde141.67
Henning Hanken210.39
Florian Probst310.39
Alexander Schramm410.39
Max Heiland510.39
Carl-Peter Cornelius641.39