Teaching Surgical Procedures with Movies: Tips for High-quality Video Clips.

Video must now be considered as a precious tool for learning surgery. However, the medium does present production challenges, and currently, quality movies are not always accessible. We developed a series of 7 surgical videos and made them available on a publicly accessible internet website.

Costal Grafting in Mandibular Reconstruction.

Background: Reconstruction of mandibular bone defect is a common indication in craniomaxillofacial surgery, and free fibular flap is the gold standard for this indication. However, there are alternatives; nonvascular bone grafting is one of them, and we present the costal grafting for mandibular reconstruction, a classic technique that is reliable, efficient, and produced less morbidity than the technique of using composite free flaps.

Method: A 9-year retrospective review of 54 patients treated surgically for mandibular reconstruction was performed.