Updates in Management of Craniomaxillofacial Gunshot Wounds and Reconstruction of the Mandible.

Publication Title

Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

Authors

Baber Khatib, Providence Portland Hospital, 4805 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97213, USAFollow
Savannah Gelesko
Melissa Amundson
Allen Cheng
Ashish Patel, Attending Head and Neck/Microvascular Surgeon, Providence Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Program and Clinic, Providence Cancer Center, Portland; Consultant, Head and Neck Institute, Portland, OR.Follow
Tuan Bui, Providence Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Program and Clinic, Providence Cancer Center, 4805 NE Glisan Street, Portland, OR 97213, USA
Eric J Dierks
R Bryan Bell

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2017

Keywords

Bone Plates; Humans; Jaw Fixation Techniques; Mandible; Mandibular Injuries; Mandibular Reconstruction; Photography; Surgery, Computer-Assisted; Wounds, Gunshot

Abstract

This article includes updates in the management of mandibular trauma and reconstruction as they relate to maxillomandibular fixation screws, custom hardware, virtual surgical planning, and protocols for use of computer-aided surgery and navigation when managing composite defects from gunshot injuries to the face.

Specialty/Research Institute

Surgery