title: Rigid fixation of maxillary osteotomies: a review of treatment results.
abstract: Although rigid fixation of maxillary osteotomies has several advantages, it is technically more demanding than wire osteosynthesis. Unsatisfactory postsurgical results can be traced to any of three phases of surgical treatment: preoperative, interoperative, and postoperative. The authors review these three phases of treatment and present cases in which the desired outcome was not initially achieved. The subsequent management of the patients is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Van Sickels
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Nishioka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011183:Postoperative Complications