Clinical anatomy of iliac bone grafts used for mandibular reconstruction and dental implantation / 中华口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the anatomical features of iliac bone grafts used for mandibular reconstruction and dental implantation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixteen cadavers were dissected. The length, width, height and cortical thickness of the iliac bone were measured with respect to points determined by the relative dimensions of the bone.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The length of iliac bone graft was (77.2 ± 6.1) mm. The height was from (38.2 ± 4.2) mm to (41.9 ± 4.7) mm. The width decreased from iliac crest to base line. The least width 10 mm and 15 mm away from iliac crest were (8.4 ± 2.2) mm and (6.5 ± 2.1) mm respectively. The greatest mean cross-sectional cortical thickness at the intermediate line of the iliac crest was (3.4 ± 0.8) mm.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Anatomical features of iliac bone are suitable for designing bone grafts for mandibular reconstruction followed by dental implantation.</p>