Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the time delay between ‘out of
house’ proprietary virtual surgical planning (OH-VSP) of the mandibular resection
for oral cancer and the actual surgery results in compromised margins and oncological
disadvantage for the patient. Outcomes of patients who had OH-VSP of their mandibular
resection and reconstruction were compared with those of patients who had the same
surgery using a conventional non-VSP approach. The groups were similar in patient
demographics, tumour stage and size, nodal status, and reconstruction complexity.
VSP resulted in a significant reduction in operating time (P < 0.01). VSP did not affect bony (P = 0.49) or soft tissue (P = 0.22) margin status. In summary, VSP reduced the operating theatre time, and despite
the time interval between bony resection planning and surgery, there was no compromise
to the oncological safety of the operation.
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Publication history
Published online: December 11, 2020
Accepted:
November 6,
2020
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© 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
