Three-dimensional craniofacial surgery: transfer from a three-dimensional model (Endoplan) to clinical surgery: a new technique (Graz).
A new technique of individual, three-dimensional (3-D) planning and transferring this to craniofacial operations is reported. The combination of an individual model of the skull of the patient with a transfer device enables planning of real 3-D surgery. The surgical technique is demonstrated in a case with an asymmetrical midface and mandible after ankylosis of the TMJ in childhood.
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Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital, Graz, Austria.
D000293:Adolescent; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008961:Models, Structural; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*