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BRITISH JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 96-104Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1054/bjom.2001.0739
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The outcome of complex craniofacial operations is critically dependent on careful and accurate preoperative planning. Recent advances in computer technology enable the surgeon to do surgical simulations directly on to a computer terminal. We describe the clinical application of a public domain-based computer-aided system in craniofacial surgery. Operation planning was based on clinical investigations and radiological images, with particular use of a virtual three-dimensional surgical simulation. Three patients with complex craniofacial malformations were admitted for orbital correction. Surgical simulation defined numerically the extent of bone movements and the extent of resection areas. Operations were guided by the virtual planning. The outcome was compared with the planning to assess the accuracy of the operative correction. Our first experience confirms that computer-assisted simulation is a reliable and useful tool that improves surgical planning and helps to evaluate the surgical outcome. (C) 2002 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
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