A Osteogenesis Distraction Device Enabling Control of Vertical Direction for Syndromic Craniosynostosis

Background: We have developed a hybrid facial osteogenesis distraction system that combines the advantages of external and internal distraction devices to enable control of both the distraction distance and vector. However, when the advanced maxilla has excessive clockwise rotation and shifts more d...

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Main Authors: Shinji Kobayashi, MD, Toshihiko Fukawa, DDS, Takashi Hirakawa, DDS, Jiro Maegawa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2014-02-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/02000/Article.8.aspx