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Reconstruction (includes Bone & Biomaterials and Soft Tissue)

OMS and Other Dental Specialists

Residents

SSOD44 - To Go Where No Man Has Gone Before: Complex Reconstruction Challenges

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CE: 1.0 CDE/CME
On-demand<br><i>On-demand session available beginning Sept. 28.</i>
This session delves into the demanding world of challenging head and neck reconstruction. The speaker will explore advanced strategies for patients who have been multiply operated on, have a history of a failed free flap or present with defects compounded by prior radiation therapy. The lecture also will address the unique and formidable challenges posed by blast and other high-energy trauma injuries. By examining these difficult scenarios, the session will share insights into meticulous surgical planning, flap selection and innovative techniques required to restore form, function and hope for the most complex patients.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
  1. Formulate a surgical strategy for complex head and neck defects by considering the patient's history, comorbidities and specific defect characteristics.
  2. Recognize rick factors associated with the complex head and neck reconstruction patient and identify potential complications of additional surgical intervention.
  3. Anticipate and manage a range of postoperative complications specific to complex head and neck reconstruction.