Complications of cartilage and bone grafting to the head and neck

• Published in: Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery Vol. 33; no. 4; p. 249
• Main Authors: Ho, Emma, Latif, Joseph, Meller, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Bone Transplantation - adverse effects; Cartilage - transplantation; Head - surgery; Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery; Humans; Neck - surgery; Plastic Surgery Procedures - adverse effects; Plastic Surgery Procedures - methods; Postoperative Complications - etiology; autograft; head and neck; alloplastic; allograft; graft complications

With the exception of blood, bone and cartilage grafts are the most common form of transplanted tissue in the world. Many graft materials are available to utilise in head and neck reconstruction with an array of oncologic, traumatic, congenital and cosmetic applications. Accordingly, it is imperativ...