Neonatal Distraction Surgery for Micrognathia Reduces Obstructive Apnea and the Need for Tracheotomy

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 623-630

  Wittenborn, William ^a   Panchal, Jayesh ^a   Marsh, Jeffrey L ^a   Sekar, Krishnamurthy C ^a   Gurley, Judith ^a  

^a St Louis ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Distraction; Micrognathia; Obstructive apnea; Tracheotomy

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CEPHALOMETRY; COLLAGEN DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; JAW MALFORMATION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROGNATHIA; NEWBORN; OSTEOTOMY; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TISSUE INJURY; TONGUE DISEASE; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLAGEN DISEASES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JAW ABNORMALITIES; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; MICROGNATHISM; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOTOMY; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROLAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONGUE DISEASES; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 5144220849     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200407000-00018     Document Type: Article

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