REPAIR OF MAJOR CRANIO-ORBITAL DEFECTS WITH AN ELASTOMER-COATED MESH AND AUTOGENOUS BONE PASTE

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MUTAZ B. HABAI · University of California, Los Angeles

David S. Leake · University of California, Los Angeles

Jack E. Maniscalco · University of California, Los Angeles

JHINO KIM · University of California, Los Angeles

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We present a method for repairing defects in the craniofacial region in which an elastomer-coated mesh is used as a template with bone paste. The method was developed by animal experimentation first, and then successfully used in the maxillofacial and mandibular regions. We have used this method to repair 16 craniofacial defects with satisfactory results, and complications have been kept to a minimum.

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Facial Trauma and Fracture Management Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Bone fractures and treatments

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Published in: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Volume 61, Issue 3, pp. 394-404

DOI: 10.1097/00006534-197803000-00014

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REPAIR OF MAJOR CRANIO-ORBITAL DEFECTS WITH AN ELASTOMER-COATED MESH AND AUTOGENOUS BONE PASTE

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