- Covers computer-assisted surgical techniques in detail
- Examines advances in biomaterials and tissue engineering
- Describes virtual planning and CAD/CAM techniques
This book provides a comprehensive review of the new technologies that are having a tremendous impact on the complex field of craniomaxillofacial reconstructive surgery.
Readers will find detailed information on the technologies themselves, their indications, and their benefits. The coverage encompasses the use of biomaterials and tissue engineering, virtual planning and CAD/CAM techniques, the various applications of computer-assisted surgery, and intraoperative navigation. Robotic surgery, endoscopic approaches, and piezoelectric surgery are each addressed within individual chapters. New developments in craniofacial pediatric surgery are discussed, and the book concludes by examining the present and future of facial transplantation. The text is supported by numerous high-quality color illustrations, and the team of authors comprises prestigious international leaders in the specialty.
The book will be of value for all who are interested in learning about the innovations and developments that are reducing morbidity and improving outcomes in patients who require craniomaxillofacial reconstruction.
Table of Contents- 1. Fundamental concepts in regenerative medicine: Structural fat grafting and platelet-rich plasma
- 2. New developments and biomaterials in reconstruction of defects of the Alveolar ridge in implant surgery. Part 1: Biomaterials
- 3. New developments and biomaterials in reconstruction of defects of the Alveolar ridge in implant surgery. Part II: Zygomatic implants
- 4. Principles of navigation
- 5. Computer-assisted surgery and intraoperative navigation in acute maxillofacial trauma repair
- 6. Secondary post-traumatic orbital reconstruction
- 7. Computer assisted surgery in mandibular reconstruction
- 8. Advances and innovations in reconstruction of the maxilla and midface utilizing computer assisted surgery
- 9. Computer assisted surgery and navigation in cranio-orbital resection and reconstruction
- 10. Endoscopic techniques in skull base reconstruction
- 11. Preoperative assessment and monitoring of free flaps
- 12. Advances in temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ) reconstruction
- 13. New developments in pediatric cranio-maxillofacial reconstruction
- 14. New developments in facial nerve repair and regeneration
- 15. Robotic surgery and head and neck reconstruction
- 16. Reconstructive options in the vessel-depleted neck. Past, present and future strategies
- 17. Face transplantation
