Maxillary distraction in patients with cleft deformity using a rigid external distraction device: A pilot study on the distraction ratio of the maxilla to the device

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 277-280

  Harada, Kiyoshi ^a   Sato, Masaru ^a   Omura, Ken ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cleft deformity; Cleft type; Distraction ratio; Maxillary distraction; Palatal scar tissue; Rigid external distraction device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT LIP PALATE; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA; MAXILLARY DISTRACTION; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; SCAR FORMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EXTRAORAL TRACTION APPLIANCES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8544278016     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310410029093     Document Type: Article

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