Bone reconstruction in irradiated situations

Abstract: Bone reconstruction in irradiated situations is still a surgical challenge. A global approach is necessary requiring medical treatment and a wide range of reconstructive surgery techniques such as bone graft, local, regional and free flaps. These techniques can be used alone or in association. New means have emerged over the last few years (bone distraction, tissue engineering, osteoinductive proteins), but they still have to give evidence of their efficiency.