Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1174-1183 , June 2009

Comparison of Vascularized Osteoperiosteal Femur Flaps and Nonvascularized Femur Grafts for Reconstruction of Mandibular Defects: An Experimental Study

  • Mehmet Emre Benlidayı, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Benlidayi: Cukurova Universitesi Dis Hekimligi Fakultesi, Agiz Dis Cene Hastaliklari ve Cerrahisi Anabilim Dali, 01330 Balcali, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey
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  • Alexander Gaggl, MD, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria
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  • Heinz Buerger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Department of Trauma Surgery, General Hospital Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria
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  • Mehmet Kürkcü, DDS, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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  • Hakkı Ünlügenç, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Çukurova, Adana, Turkey
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  • Danyal Önal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Çukurova, Adana, Turkey
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  • Sait Polat, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
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  • Leman Sencar, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey

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 This study was supported by the Austrian Association for Cleft Lip, Palate and Alveolus and Craniofacial Deformities Award 2006. We would like to thank Synthes Austria for additional financial support.

PII: S0278-2391(09)00007-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.015

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 6 , Pages 1174-1183 , June 2009

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