[Mandibular distraction].
The authors review the bone lengthening techniques used in orthopaedics, analyse the application of osteogenesis by surgical distraction of the mandible and describe the progress in techniques and equipment. The presentation of clinical cases of mandibular hypoplasia treated by intraoral distraction emphasizes the value of this new technique, particularly in terms of the morphological results, which are superior to those obtained by conventional techniques.
Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Plastique, Hôpital des Enfants Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France.
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PA
Diner
E M
EM
Kollar
M P
MP
Vazquez
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*
La distraction mandibulaire.