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DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(95)00074-9
Title Mandibular reconstruction using a titanium plate: the impact of radiation therapy on plate preservation
Creator/Author Ryu, Janice K. ; Stern, Robin L. ; Robinson, Marilyn G. ; Bowers, Michael K. ; Kubo, Hideo D. ; Donald, Paul J. ; Rosenthal, Seth A. ; Fu, Karen K
Publication Date1995 Jun 15
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 20391147
Other Number(s)ISSN 0360-3016; IOBPD3 ; TRN: US03R1599057494
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics ; VOL. 32 ; ISSUE: 3 ; Copyright (c) 1995 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); PBD: 15 Jun 1995
Subject62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE ; CARCINOMAS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; JAW; ORAL CAVITY; PHARYNX; PHOTON BEAMS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PLATES; RADIOTHERAPY; TITANIUM; TRANSPLANTS
Description/Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the soft tissue and bone tolerance of radiation therapy (RT) in patients undergoing radical composite resection and mandibular reconstruction using a bridging titanium plate with myocutaneous flap closure. Methods and Materials: From 1990 to 1994, 47 patients with primary or recurrent oral cavity or oropharyngeal carcinomas were treated with radical composite resection and mandibular reconstruction using a bridging titanium plate with myocutaneous flap closure. Eleven patients received no RT (no RT), 10 patients received RT greater than 10 months from the time of surgery (remote RT), and 26 patients received RT within 12 weeks of surgery (perioperative RT). The radiation dose to the reconstructed mandible ranged from 45 to 75 Gy (median 63 Gy). The effect of the titanium plate on the radiation dose was measured using film dosimetry and soft tissue and bone-equivalent materials. The median follow-up was 17 months (range: 3-50 months). Results: Late complications included four patients with osteomyelitis or necrosis, two plate exposures requiring flap revision, one chronic infection, two cases of chronic pain, two fistulae, and one case of trismus and malocclusion. The crude incidence of late complications by treatment was: (a) no RT: 3 of 11 patients (27%); (b) remote RT: 2 of 10 patients (20%); and (c) perioperative RT: 9 of 26 patients (35%). One patient in the no-RT group lost the plate due to chronic pain. Five patients in the perioperative RT group also had plate loss, four due to osteomyelitis and/or necrosis, and one due to pain related to a recurrent tumor. No patients in the remote RT group had plate loss. The actuarial prosthesis preservation rate at 2 years was 88% for the no RT, 100% for the remote RT, and 57% for the perioperative RT groups (p= 0.05). Phantom dose measurements showed that for parallel opposed 6 MV photon beams, there was no significant increase in the dose proximal or distal to the plate in either a soft tissue- or bone-equivalent phantom. Conclusions: The impact of radiation therapy on plate preservation after mandibular reconstructive surgery using a titanium plate may be dependent on the timing of RT relative to surgery. Significantly more mandibular reconstruction plates were lost when the involved mandible received RT in the perioperative period than when RT was delivered beyond 10 months from surgery or when no RT was given. The use of alloplastic implants such as titanium plates in conjunction with myocutaneous flap coverage for mandibular reconstruction is attractive because it allows immediate reconstruction of the defect and promotes a good functional and cosmetic result; however, administration of perioperative RT may result in a higher plate failure rate.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Formatpage(s) 627-634
System Entry Date2003 Nov 24

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