Fig 7: Bending the plate with the aid of the stereographic created 3D model of the mandible (L) and the titanium plate placed in the surgical defect.
Post-operatively the patient was put on anti-inflammatory analgesics, antibiotics and in addition to these routine medication regime he was also put on Ranferon 30mg once a day and Freshubin 400mls thrice daily due to the preoperative cachexia. The post-operative recovery was uneventful and at three months follow up the patient was found to weigh 67kg up from preoperative of 57 kg. The occlusion on the non-operated side was satisfactory enough for masticatory function and he awaits a second surgery to bridge the continuity defect with a bone graft (Figure 8).