Mandibular advancement surgery. A study of the lower border wiring technique for osteosynthesis.
A study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of osteosynthesis achieved by a lower border wire technique. Fifty patients who underwent mandibular advancement surgery were examined cephalometrically during 6 weeks of maxillomandibular fixation. A detailed analysis was made of spatial changes in the proximal and distal segments following bilateral sagittal-split osteotomies.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D002508:Cephalometry; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies