Reactivation of a mandibular lengthening device for maximal distraction.
A technique for reactivating the Howmedica mini-lengthening device is presented. This procedure, performed in the clinic, allows for mandibular distraction in excess of the standard maximum of 25 mm.
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Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612-7316, USA.
Polley
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Cohen
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D001852:Bone Lengthening / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000379:methods*; D010012:Osteogenesis; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000601:surgery*