Halo distraction of the Le Fort III in syndromic craniosynostosis: A long-term assessment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1524-1536

  Fearon, Jeffrey A ^a,b  

^a Medical City Dallas Hospital ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Clinical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; BREATHING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CROUZON SYNDROME; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MAXILLA; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 18044395724     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000160271.08827.15     Document Type: Review

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