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Functional and Aesthetic Reconstruction of Complex Maxillofacial Defects with the Prefabricated Fibula Flap

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Several organs of multifunctional importance are compactly assembled in the cranio-maxillofacial region. Consequently, cancer resections with adequate safety margins are often significantly debilitating and call for complex primary or secondary reconstructive procedures [1]. Similarly, trauma or atrophy can also originate moderate to severe deficiencies in the hard and soft tissues. Regardless of the aetiology of the defect, the goal is the replacement of the lost hard and soft tissues together with the reestablishment of the patient’s premorbid function and aesthetics. In order to achieve an optimal outcome, a comprehensive multidisciplinary team approach is needed. Indeed, all dimensions and stages of composite cranio-maxillofacial reconstruction require high precision and excellent coordination between the reconstructive surgeon, the prosthodontist and the maxillofacial technician [1–4].

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The contents in this chapter is based on the previous published work “Importance of patient specific intraoperative guides in complex maxillofacial reconstruction” published in the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Elsevier 2013.

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    Dennis Rohner MD, DDS, Raquel Guijarro-Martínez MD, Peter Bucher CDT & Beat Hammer MD, DDS

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Rohner, D., Guijarro-Martínez, R., Bucher, P., Hammer, B. (2017). Functional and Aesthetic Reconstruction of Complex Maxillofacial Defects with the Prefabricated Fibula Flap. In: Kuriakose, M.A. (eds) Contemporary Oral Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43854-2_5

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