Technique for costochondral graft placement
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G R Evans1, N Clark, P N Manson
1Department of Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
The use of costochondral grafts in the acute trauma setting is controversial. This new technique has recently been utilized in two patients with severe condylar head fractures using a newly designed Synthes AO mesh plate with microscrews (0.8 mm) and 1.5-mm fixation. The technique provides superb rigid fixation. This fixation technique is multifaceted and can be used in all settings of acute and chronic costochondral graft replacement.