Mandibulectomy can be performed transcervically, requiring face and neck incisions that allow external exposure to the mandible, or it may be performed transorally, in which all incisions are placed intraorally. In general, the disease process drives the approach taken.
How long does it take to recover from a Mandibulectomy?
Recovery from a mandibulectomy depends on the extent of the procedure you have had. Often, you will be in the hospital for 10-14 days. In some cases, a temporary or permanent feeding tube is needed for nutrition during and after the healing process.
When is a Mandibulectomy needed?
Mandibulectomy is usually needed for patients who have a cancer growing into the jaw or very close to it. Sometimes part of the jaw needs to be removed for benign (non-cancerous) jaw tumours or if part of the bone has died as a side effect of radiation therapy (osteoradionecrosis).
Can you walk without fibula bone?
The fibula is a long, thin bone of the outer leg alongside the shinbone. It is sometimes used to harvest bone that can be used in certain reconstructive surgeries of bone. The fibula can be removed without impacting the individual’s ability to walk or bear weight.
Can you live without a fibula?
Your surgeon will remove one of the bones from the lower part of your leg. The fibular bone runs on the outside of the leg from the knee joint to the ankle joint. It is a small thin bone that can be entirely removed without affecting your ability to bear weight.
Can a fibula be replaced?
It is sometimes used to harvest bone that can be used in certain reconstructive surgeries of bone. The fibula can be removed without impacting the individual’s ability to walk or bear weight. Conditions that cause bony defects where fibula bone can be used in repair: Cancer damage to the bone.
Can fibula be removed?
The fibular bone runs on the outside of the leg from the knee joint to the ankle joint. It is a small thin bone that can be entirely removed without affecting your ability to bear weight.
What is a rim resection?
Head and Neck Cancer Mandibular-sparing techniques involving marginal (or rim) resections are appropriate when the tumor invades the periosteum and/or minimally erodes cortical bone. This technique involves resecting a portion of the lingual cortex as part of the surgical margin.
Can I live without fibula?
Does fibula grow back?
Fibula regenerate in a 7-year-old boy 2 months after fibula resection (10 cm) used for autogenous bone transplantation. Hypertrophic bone formation can be seen at the distal regeneration side with initial signs of early gap fusion.
