Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1996 Feb; 34(1): 58-61.

The use of immediate frozen autogenous mandible, for benign tumour mandibular reconstruction.

Dong YJ, Zhang GZ, Wang SP, Li Z.

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology, Hubei Medical University, Wuhan, China.

Reimplantation of frozen autogenous lesioned mandible was performed in 31 patients with mandibular bone cysts and tumours. 26 reimplanted grafts survived without complications following surgery. Two cases had postoperative infections which were resolved following appropriate antibiotic treatment. Three grafts were removed due to the severe infection and wound dehiscence. The follow-up from 6 months to 4 years showed that there was no recurrence of the primary lesion in the 28 successful cases. Satisfactory facial contour after surgery was achieved in 19 patients, while other patients showed relatively mild facial disfigurement. The inferior alveolar nerve was repaired in 4 cases and a functional evaluation was made using an acupuncture pressure tester.