**Meet the editor**

Professor Raja Kummoona is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FDSRCS), Emeritus professor of Maxillofacial Surgery of Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations, Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, Research Fellow of the Royal college of Surgeons of (1975-1977), President of Iraqi Dental Society (1977- 1985), Registrar of Primary FDSRCS in Iraq (1985-1990),

and is the most distinguished professor of the University of Baghdad (1991-1992). He is one of 40 top scientists in Iraq awarded a gold medal for 3 years (2000-2002) by presidential celebration. He has had many publications and contributions to science by advocating many surgical procedures and research in cancer surgery and flap reconstruction, TMJ surgery and maxillofacial injuries, orbit tumors and injuries, missile injuries of the face with advancing surgery of war injuries of the face worldwide. He contributed to research in cancer and was the finder of post graduate studies in maxillofacial surgery in Iraq. He has been the Editor of 'Neck Dissection, Clinical Application and Recent Advances', Feb 2012, IntechOpen. He has been Editor of 'Surgical Reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint', 2013. He has been Editor of the book 'Disease of the TMJ, Surgical Reconstruction, Clinical and Experimental Studies', April 2014, Science PG. He has been Editor of 'Missile War Injuries of the Face', 'Maxillofacial Injuries in Road Traffic' published by Science PG in 2014 and editor of the book 'Jaw Lymphoma and Orofacial Tumors', 2015, published by Science PG. He is the editor and member of Editorial Board of many international journals, President of the Society of Iraqi Maxillofacial Surgery, founder member of International Society of Head Neck Trauma, 2015, London and Chairman of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad 1982-2000, member of the Council of College of Dentistry 1975-2000, Founder and chairman council of Maxillofacial Surgery, Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations, 1993-2010.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Section 1 Craniofacial Surgery 1**

**Stem Cells 3** Raja Kummoona

Chapter 3 **Bone Graft Types 27**

**Section 2 Orthopedic Surgery 41**

**Orthopedics 43** Surendar Tuli

and Luis Fernando Moreira

Chapter 2 **Craniofacial Bone Grafting 11** Muzaffer Çelik

Yaşar Mahsut Dinçel

Chapter 1 **Introductory Chapter: Bone Grafting and Its Application in**

Chapter 4 **Allogenic Decal-Bone Grafts: A Viable Option in Clinical**

**Section 3 Research, Biological Aspect of Bone Graft and Bovine Type and its Application in Oral Surgery and Implantology 55**

Chapter 5 **Biology of Bone Graft and the Use of Bovine Bone for Revision**

**of Total Hip Arthroplasty with Acetabular Reconstruction 57** Carlos Roberto Galia, Fernando Pagnussato, Tiango Aguiar Ribeiro

**Cranial-Maxillofacial Surgery. The Role of Mesenchymal**
