The evaluation of bony union after frontofacial distraction

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-278

  Eley, Karen A ^a,d   Witherow, Helen ^a   Hayward, Richard ^a   Evans, Robert ^a   Young, Karen ^b   Clark, Allan ^c   Dunaway, David ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone formation; Distraction; Frontofacial; Monobloc; Osteogenesis; Osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CALCIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROUZON SYNDROME; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; DYSOSTOSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; INFANT; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORBIT; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOTOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; ZYGOMA;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; ADOLESCENT; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT; ORBIT; OSTEOGENESIS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOTOMY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPHENOID BONE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOMA;

EID: 68249085384     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31819921b2     Document Type: Article

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