• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.55-59
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• 2013

In the oral and maxillofacial area, bone defects are created by various reasons and demand for bone grafts, while dental implant implantation has been increased consistently. To solve these problems, there has been development of autogenous tooth-bone graft material (AutoBT$^{(R)}$, Korea Tooth Bank Co., Korea), and we have collected ground reasons to substitute free autobone graft with this material in clinical use. This autogenous tooth-bone graft material is produced in powder type and block type. Block type is useful in esthetic reconstruction of the defect site and vertical and horizontal augmentation of alveolar bone because this type has high strength value, well maintained shape and is less absorbed. Therefore, the author of this study gained favorable result by grafting the block type autogenous tooth-bone graft material after dental implant implantation on the bone defects of the mandibular molar extraction site. Moreover, the author represents this case with literature review after confirming bone remodeling on the computed tomography image and by histological analysis.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.73-79
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• 1998

We carried out 107 replantations of amputated digits since last 1988. Among them, clean Gillotine amputation was 19 digits, mild crush amputation was 51 digits, severe crush amputation was 28 digits and avulsion type amputation was 9 digits. Vein grafts were used on 24 of these cases. The donor site of the vein graft was the volar aspect of the ipsilateral wrist or lower forearm. The average length of the vein graft was 1.8cm(1.0-3.0cm) and the average diameter of the vein graft was 1.5mm(1.0-2.0mm). Sixty-one of 107 digits were successfully replanted for an 57% success rate. The survival rate of the replantation using the vein graft was 66.7%. We analysed the functional results of the successfully replanted digits according to Nakamura and Tamai's criteria. The functional results of the replantated digits using vein graft were better than that of without using vein graft(more than fair results, 81.2% vs 73.3%). We conclude that the jucidious use of autogenous vein grafts in digital replantation surgery will improve the survival rate and promote the functional result.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.37-45
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• 2010

Purpose: In Korean rhinoplasty, alloplasts such as silicone rubber have been used for dorsal and tip augmentations. However, alloplasts have produced complications such as deviation, exposure, and infection. Although autogenous tissue is an ideal material, the amount of the cartilage in Korean is not sufficient. Therefore, the authors developed a method to harvest the maximum amount of the septal and conchal cartilage. The authors first performed a complete septal extension graft for short and retruded columella and then performed nasal augmentation using various autogenous tissues. Methods: These surgical techniques were performed on 11 patients. Their average age was 27 years. An open approach with a V-shaped columellar labial incision was performed. At first, the complete septal extension graft was fixed on the entire caudal margin of the septum, and the alar cartilage was suspended to the septal extension graft to make the tip projected and the columella advanced caudally. A temporal fascial ball was used for radix augmentation. For dorsal augmentation, a batten-shaped septal cartilage graft wrapped with or without the temporal fascia or a diced cartilage graft wrapped with the temporal fascia was performed. For nasal tip augmentation, a shield graft and a cap graft or a folded conchal cartilage graft was performed.Results: The mean follow-up period was 11.2 months. The overall results were natural and satisfactory. Two patients underwent slight absorption and caudal displacement. With the exception of these cases, no complications were observed. Conclusion: Korean rhinoplastic surgeons are accustomed to using the alloplasts despite of serious complications. When rhinoplasty using autogenous tissue was performed, some complications occurred such as the displacement of the diced cartilage graft wrapped with the fascia, but many of the complications of alloplastic rhinoplasty were avoided. Therefore, we propose that by this time Korean rhinoplastic surgeons need to change their preference from alloplastic rhinoplasty to autogenous rhinoplasty.

• The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.1-12
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• 2004

Purpose: The current study was performed to analyze the oncological and functional results, and the patient, the limb and the prosthesis survival of osteosarcoma around the knee in children according to the treatment options. Materials and Methods: From 1982 to 2002, 63 patients with osteosarcoma around the knee underwent surgical treatments before 16 years of age. Surgical treatment options were amputation, endoprosthetic replacement, and implantation of low heat-treated autogenous bone graft after wide resection of tumor. The mean age of patients was 11.5 years (4.4~16), and the mean follow-up period was 6.1 years (2.1~16.8). All patients had neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy. All endoprosthses were extendible types. Anatomical locations of osteosarcoma were distal femur in 40 patients, and proximal tibia in 23 patients. As regard to Enneking stage, 4 patients had stage $II_A$, 50 patients had stage $II_B$, and 9 patients had stage III tumors. Results: The 5 year survival rate of stage $II_B$ patients was 72.7% in amputation, 83.7% in endoprosthesis, and 100% in low heat-treated autogenous bone graft. The 5 year survival rate of salvaged limb was 84.4% in endoprosthesis, and 80% in low heat-treated autogenous bone graft. The survival rate of prosthesis was 92.7% at 5 years, 67.4% at 10 years in endoprosthesis, and 75% at 5 years in low heat-treated autogenous bone graft. Mean functional outcome scores were 8.7 points in amputation, 20.6 points in endoprosthesis, and 16 points in low heat-treated autogenous bone graft. Distant metastasis occurred 15.8% in amputation, 27% in endoprosthesis and local recurrence occurred 8.1% in endoprosthesis, 14.3% in low heat-treated autogenous bone graft. Major complications happened 26.3% in amputation, 35.1% in endoprosthesis, and 28.6% in low heat-treated autogenous bone graft. Conclusion: Limb salvage procedure had functionally better results than amputation in children with osteosarcoma around the knee. Reconstruction with endoprosthesis after resection of tumor had good results in children as adults. In certain circumstances as too small bone for endoprosthesis or minimal bony destruction or too skeletally immature patient, low heat-treated autogenous bone graft may be a good treatment option. Low heat-treated autogenous bone graft may be considered as not only a substitute for endoprosthesis but also a temporary method before endoprosthesis.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.259-264
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• 2010

Purpose: Most surgeons have used autogenous cartilage for columella strut graft. But the supply of autogenous cartilage is often limited. So, this study is to investigate the usefulness of biodegradable plate as columella strut material. Methods: We studied 19 patients who have secondary cleft nasal deformity. Patients were divided into two groups. Group A patients who were not closed their growth plate underwent columella strut graft only with biodegradable plate through endonasal approach. The biodegradable plate was inserted between nasal tip and anterior nasal spine. Group B patients were closed their growth plate. They had an operation for columella strut graft with biodegradable plate fixed with autogenous conchal cartilage. If nasal tip projection was insufficient, we performed additionally onlay graft on nasal tip with autogenous soft tissue or remnant cartilage. Results: As a result of mean 14 months follow-up, we achieved a good nasal tip projection, narrowing of interalar distance and symmetrical nostril shape. No specific complications were reported except 2 cases, which were the extrusion of biodegradable plate into the nasal cavity and Staphylococcus aureus infection. Conclusion: The columella strut graft using biodegradable plate is simple and effective method. Biodegradable plate can be a good substitute for columella strut in patients who can not use autogenous cartilages.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.275-279
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• 2010

Dental implant restoration in partial or full edentulous state has become the standard treatment in recent years. Bone graft with guided bone regeneration technique has been regarded as one of the most reliable methods to restore the bone defect area due to periodontal disease or dental trauma. Bone graft materials and membrane are the essential component of guided bone regeneration; however, a variety of bone graft materials confuse us in implant dentistry. Autogenous bone is the recognized standards in implant dentistry owing to its osteogenesis potential. Despite of its disadvantages, grafting autogenous bone is the most reliable methods. Even though the development of new bone grafts materials, autogenous bone is useful in exposed implant thread and total lack of buccal or lingual bone. Allogenic, xenogenic and synthetic bone have the osteoconductive and osteoinductive potential. These materials could be used successfully in self-contained cavity such as sinus cavity and three-wall defects. In this article, application of bone graft material is suggested according to the function of bone graft materials.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.270-278
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• 2000

This study was conducted to compare the vein graft with the nerve graft, and evaluated the availability of the vein graft on the reconstruction of the inferior alveolar nerve defect. The experimental animals were 12 rabbits weighing $1.5{\sim}2.0kg$, divided into 3 groups : sham operation group, vein conduit group and nerve graft group. All nerves were excised and histomorphometric analysis was performed at 2, 4, 6, 12, 16 weeks after operation. The obtained results were as follows. 1. Histologic examination revealed the regenerated nerve fibers within the lumen of the vein graft and nerve graft at 6 weeks after repair. 2. Axon diameter was significantly larger in nerve graft group(p<0.05) than in vein graft group at 6weeks, and larger in nerve graft group than in vein graft group at 16weeks. 3. Axon density was higher in the vein graft group at 16 weeks. 4. The myelin of the regenerated nerve fibers in distal segment of the vein graft group was thick, approaching the proximal segment at 16weeks. This means remyelination in distal segment in the vein graft group. These results suggested that autogenous vein graft may be used as an alternative to autogenous nerve graft.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.37 no.2 s.357
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• pp.137-145
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• 1999

More and more, esthetic and functional reconstruction of intra oral bone defect by trauma, pathologic disease is increasing in these days. the study about this field is going. Autogenous bone graft has advantage in biocompatyibility, but loss of donor material was relatively large. Allogenic graft has disadvantage in immunologic refusal reaction. We reconstructed several cases of periodontal, alveolar bone defects and pathologic bone defects, In all cases, we used resorbable membrane Biomesh and autogenous bone graft from retromolar triangle area, chin, torus, maxillary tuberosity, and extraction socket. From these cases, we obtained good prognosis, so we report clinical cases of Guided Tissue Regeneration with autogenous bone graft.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.166-170
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• 2011

Horizontal and vertical ridge augmentation was performed using autogenous tooth bone graft block and powder in 44-year old male patient. Excellent bony healing was obtained 2~4 months after ridge augmentation. Implant treatment was performed successfully.

• Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.109-115
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• 2011

Implants were placed after performing ridge expansion by inserting screws of gradually increasing thickness. Favorable clinical outcome was obtained. During surgery, buccal cortical plate fracture did not occur. Autogenous tooth bone graft material was grafted around the implant dehiscence defects and over the buccal cortical plate. The method involving the insertion of screws for ridge expansion is a successful and predictable technique for implant placement in narrow alveolar bone. Autogenous tooth bone graft material can be used for ridge augmentation and GBR.