Effect of distraction osteogenesis of the mandible on upper airway volume and resistance in children with micrognathia

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1809-1818

  Perlyn, Chad A ^a,b   Schmelzer, Rodney E ^a,b   Sutera, Salvatore P ^a,b   Kane, Alex A ^a,b   Govier, Dan ^a,b   Marsh, Jeffrey L ^a,b  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY DYNAMICS; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; MICROGNATHIA; MODEL; NAGER ACROFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036244617     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200205000-00005     Document Type: Article

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