Figure 5From: Pre-operative planning for mandibular reconstruction - A full digital planning workflow resulting in a patient specific reconstructionPre-operative planning allows prior to surgery a prosthetic-driven "backward planning". Even in iliac crest bone transplants reconstruction size is limited. The position of future implants with their requirements of adequate bony lining is considered (A) and simulated with different hollow cylinders. Distance between conventional position of reconstruction plates (visualized by the red plate) aligned by the original outer contour is demonstrated in two different planes (B, C).Back to article page