Mandibular reconstruction in elderly patients.

Shimpei MiyamotoTakuya HigashinoMinoru Sakuraba

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2018)

Mandibular reconstruction plate and soft-tissue flap can be good alternatives to vascularized bone graft in the elderly. Our algorithm uses defect type, patient age, and postoperative Eichner index to determine reconstructive technique.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
patients undergoing
machine learning
cone beam computed tomography
case report
middle aged
deep learning
bone mineral density
bone loss
bone regeneration