Le fort III distraction: Controlling position and path of the osteotomized midface segment on a rigid platform

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1118-1121

  Shetye, Pradip R ^a   Grayson, Barry H ^a   McCarthy, Joseph G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

distraction vector; Le Fort III distraction; RED device

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CROUZON SYNDROME; FACIAL BONE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL FIXATOR; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSTHESIS;

CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; FACIAL BONES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MANDIBLE; OSTEOTOMY, LE FORT; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 77955086398     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181e4208a     Document Type: Article

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