JULIERON , Morbize

BACKGROUND: Osteosarcomas of the mandible (MOS) affect 1/10millionpersons/year, mostly the young adult. Due to lack of specific data, the treatment of MOS is extrapolated from that of extragnathic OS but varies widely between institutions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We aimed at providing a focused description of MOS histologies and grades through...

Free-flap mandibular reconstruction is a highly specialized procedure associated with severe complications necessitating re-interventions and re-hospitalizations. This surgery is expensive in terms of health workers' time, equipment, medical devices and drugs. Our main objective was to assess the direct hospital cost generated by osseocutaneous...