Mandibular elongation by automatic distraction osteogenesis: the first application in humans.
We report the case of a 65-year-old man who was the first person to have the right ramus of his mandible lengthened by 20mm by automatic continuous distraction osteogenesis. The device consists of two units: a component that is implanted into the bone, and an external component that is distant from the surgical site and mounted on a battery-driven portable syringe driver or infusion pump. A non-compressible drive cable connects the two.
Ayoub
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AF
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow University and the Regional Maxillofacial Unit at Southern General Hospital, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK. a.ayoub@dental.gla.ac.uk
Richardson
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W
Barbenel
J C
JC
D000368:Aged; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*