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. 2020 Feb 6;10:2062. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59038-8

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Surgical establishment of the mandibular critical size defect in the minipig model for implantation of empty and pADSCs-seeded TCP-PLGA scaffolds. An osteoperiosteal segmental mandibular defect of 1 cm length was made after adjustment of the titanium plate. (a) Submandibular skin incision with reflection of the mucoperiosteal flap exposing the body of the mandible with predetermining the dimension of the osseous defect using a ruler. (b) An initial cuts were done in the mandibular bone outlining the critical size defect. (c) Creating the mandibular critical size defect by cutting through the bone using reciprocating saw. (d) Fixation of the mandible with a load-bearing osteosynthesis plate to guarantee stability and avoid mandibular fractures. Scale bar = 1 mm.