Objective: Surgical treatments of neoplasias may result in segmental loss of mandible with limited remaining bone stumps. Locking recontruction plates are being used to bridge mandibular discontinuities caused by resections. The aim of this study is to evaluate biomechanical resistance of mostly recommended numbers of screws when locking systems were used for lateral segmental defects. Material and Methods: This in vitro study was conducted on polyurethane mandibles with simulated lateral segmental defects extending to angulus. 13 synthetic polyurethane mandibles were used in this study. Mandibles were fixed with four screws and three screws on each segment in Group I and II, respectively. Mean yield displacement, yield load, loading values at 1, 3, 5 mm diplacement and displacement at 80 N, 100 N, 200 N, 300 N loading were compared among the 2 groups. Results: Group I withstood significantly greater average force before failure than that of Group II (p=0,000). There was no statistically significant difference in displacement at failure between groups. There was no statistically significant difference in loading at 1 mm displacement between 2 groups. Conclusion: Fixation with 3 screws on each side of such lateral segmental defects does not provide sufficient stability. Therefore minimum 4 screws should be adopted.
Keywords: Mandibular reconstruction; mouth neoplasms; jaw neoplasms
Amaç: Neoplazilerin cerrahi tedavisi, çene kemiğinde geniş segmental kayıplara neden olup, kalan çene kemiği miktarını kısıtlamaktadır. Mandibula rezeksiyonu sonucunda meydana gelen devamlılık defektlerinin köprülenmesinde, kilitli rekonstrüksiyon plakları kullanılmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, lateral segmental defektlerin rekonstrüksiyonunda kilitli plaklar kullanıldığında sıklıkla önerilen vida sayılarının biyomekanik dayanımının değerlendirilmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu in vitro çalışma, angulusa uzanan lateral segmental defektlerin simule edildiği poliüretan mandibulalar üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Bu çalışmada, 13 poliüretan mandibula model kullanılmıştır. Grup I ve Grup II'deki modellerde mandibula segmentleri sırasıyla her segmente dörder vida ve üçer vida ile fikse edilmiştir. İki grubun maksimum yer değişikliği, maksimum kuvvet, 1, 3, 5 mm displasmana neden olan kuvvetler ve 80, 100, 200, 300 N kuvvet altında displasman değerleri karşılaştırılmıştır. Bulgular: Grup I'de başarısızlığa neden olan kuvvet ortalaması, Grup II'ye göre anlamlı olarak daha fazladır. İki grup arasında, maksimum yer değişikliği miktarları açısından anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır. İki grup arasında 1 mm deplasmana neden olan kuvvet miktarları da anlamlı bir fark göstermemiştir. Sonuç: Bu çalışmadaki gibi lateral segmental defektlerde, defektin 2 yanına üçer vida yeterli stabiliteyi sağlayamamıştır. Bu nedenle minimum dörder vida uygulanması benimsenmelidir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Mandibular rekonstrüksiyon; ağız neoplazileri; çene neoplazmaları
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