The fate of onlay membranous bone grafts in different facial recipient sites |
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Authors: | D Fasano G Gasparini V Menoni F Bertoni P Bacchini |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Head: Prof. F. Papadia), University of Parma, Italy 2. Department of Pathological Anatomy at the Hospital M. Malpighi (Head: Prof. F. Bertoni), Bologna, Italy
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Abstract: | The fate of onlay bone grafts was studied in the growing rabbit facial skeleton with regard to the depository and resorptive
characteristics of bone surfaces. The nasal snout was chosen as the depository field and the vestibular surface of the mandibular
ramus as the resorptive field. The membranous bone graft applied on a depository surface maintained its volume and morphology
significantly better than the graft placed on a resorptive field. There was no evident difference between the fate of full-thickness
and split-thickness membranous bone grafts in the different facial recipient beds. The authors suggest that the reconstructive
procedures to improve the facial skeleton contour in growing children should be planned keeping in mind the depository or
resorptive characteristics of the facial recipient site. |
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Keywords: | Membranous bone graft Cranio-facial surgery Facial growth Experimental study |
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