Immediate Reconstruction of Bilateral Mandible Defects: Management Based on Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing Rapid Prototyping Technology in Combination With Vascularized Fibular Osteomyocutaneous Flap

Abstract

Since the last century, many researchers have attempted to improve the quality of treatment for facial defects.1 In recent years a computer scan information–aided surgical navigational system was used to accurately compare the intraoperative reduction profile with preoperative computer virtual simulation for exact reduction.2 Fan et al3 used computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) to treat complex periorbital fractures, deeming it a useful clinical tool to assist surgeons in accurate design of the surgical scheme and procedure and achieving improved surgical outcome.