title: Maxillary distraction osteogenesis with rigid external distraction.
authors.affiliation: Craniofacial Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Polley
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Figueroa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D008844:Micrognathism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000601:surgery; D013165:Splints