The Value of Titanium Mesh in Cranio-Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery

Computer Assisted Planning in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

In cranio-maxillofacial surgery physicians are often faced with the reconstruction of massively destroyed or radically resected tissue structures caused by trauma or tumours. Also corrections of dislocated bone fragments up to the complete modeling of facial regions in cases of complex congenital malformations are common tasks of plastic and reconstructive surgeons. With regard to the individua...

Surgical navigation in cranio-maxillofacial surgery

Introduction Surgical navigation is well-established in today’s cranio-maxillofacial surgery. However, it is often associated with extra effort for both patient and surgeon and with additional exposure to radiation due to necessary extra imaging. The cranio-orbitofacial structures are challenging with respect to accurate three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. A virtual plan based on mirrored pa...

Orbit Segmentation for Cranio- Maxillofacial Surgery Planning

Computer based framework for cranio-maxillofacial surgery planning

Nowadays the process of surgical planning is a crucial point of every operation in the craniofacial region. In this work we focus on the planning of graft reconstructive surgery for autologous osseous grafts. The planning method consists of two stages. The non-automatic graft design step is followed by a fully automatic procedure to find the best harvesting site in the predefined donor region. ...

PAthOLOGIcAL fRActuRES Of thE mANdIbLE IN thE dEPARtmENt Of cRANIO-mAxILLOfAcIAL SuRGERy mEdIcAL University in Łódź

Pathological fractures of the mandible are rare, comprising 1-2% of this injuries. the aim of the study was to analyse demographic data, etiology, site and treatment procedures of pathological mandible fractures. material and methods. The retrospective study comprised 17 patients (10 males and 7 females) with pathological mandible fracture. Upon the basis of the medical documentation, demograph...