Publications by authors named "Da-Long Shu"
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of surgical outcomes in free iliac crest mandibular reconstructions that were carried out with virtual surgical plans and rapid prototyping templates.
Methods: This study evaluated eight patients who underwent mandibular osteotomy and reconstruction with free iliac crest grafts using virtual surgical planning and designed guiding templates. Operations were performed using the prefabricated guiding templates.
Purpose: This study sought to introduce 3-dimensional (3D) virtual surgical planning and digital rapid-prototyping templates for zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) injuries associated with orbital volume change and to evaluate the surgical outcomes quantitatively.
Patients And Methods: Eight patients who underwent open reduction and fixation for a ZMC injury with orbital volume change were studied. Computed tomographic (CT) scan of the zygomaticomaxillary area was performed before the operation in each case.
Tacrolimus on Kimura's disease: a case report.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
February 2014
Objective: We report preliminary results of an ongoing study that assesses the efficacy of tacrolimus on Kimura's disease (KD).
Study Design: A patient with refractory KD after surgery and treatment with prednisone was treated with tacrolimus. Tacrolimus (FK-506) was administered at an initial dosage of 1 mg every 12 hours, and FK-506 concentration in the blood was monitored monthly.
Article Synopsis
- * Thirty-six titanium implants were placed in the mandibles of nine beagles and monitored for stability and bone integration over 12 weeks using various analytical methods.
- * Results showed that MAO-treated implants led to significantly greater bone contact and strength compared to untreated implants, indicating quicker and stronger osseointegration.
Removal of a foreign body from the skull base using a customized computer-designed guide bar.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg
June 2010
Background: Foreign bodies located at the base of the skull pose a surgical challenge. Here, a customized computer-designed surgical guide bar was designed to facilitate removal of a skull base foreign body.
Methods: Within 24h of the patient's presentation, a guide bar and mounting platform were designed to remove a foreign body located adjacent to the transverse process of the atlas and pressing against the internal carotid artery.