Life-size, computer-generated skull replica to assist surgery of craniofacial fibrous dysplasia |
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Authors: | Y Sugawara K Harii S Hirabayashi A Sakurai |
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Affiliation: | Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia is a benign pathological condition but it replaces bone and expands gradually, leading to facial distortion. Surgery is the only effective treatment. The authors describe the usefulness of a life-size, computer-generated skull replica which assists surgeons pre- and intraoperatively. Surgery can be safely performed with less invasion and a shorter operation time by referring to the skull replica. Partial bone resection and bone contouring have been carried out, assisted by skull replicas, in 8 patients with craniofacial fibrous dysplasia, resulting in good cosmesis. |
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