Evaluation of cephalometric points in midface bone lengthening with the use of a rigid external device in syndromic craniosynostosis patients Avaliação de pontos cefalométricos no alongamento ósseo do terço médio da face em portadores de craniossinostose sindrômica com a utilização de dispositivo externo rígido

Distraction osteogenesis has been extensively used to correct severe midface hypoplasia in syndromic craniosynostosis patients. However few studies have reported midface distraction outcomes through cephalometric evaluation. AIM: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate outcomes with midface...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Main Authors:	Daniel Santos Corrêa Lima, Nivaldo Alonso, Paulo Roberto Pelúcio Câmara, Dov Charles Goldenberg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2009-06-01
Subjects:	alongamento ósseo craniossinostose fixadores externos ossos faciais osteogênese por distração bone lengthening craniosynostosis external fixators facial bones distraction osteogenesis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942009000300015