title: Distraction osteogenesis: advancements in the last 10 years.
abstract: Distraction is still evolving in the management of patients with orthopedic and craniomaxillofacial deformities. The relationship among latency, gap size, rate, rhythm, and duration of fixation is not totally understood for all of the individual patients and variations in their needs seen in a clinical practice. Numerous factors can influence the quality and quantity of bone seen with distraction, including the age and nutritional status of the patient and the type of distractor that is used.
authors: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0297, USA. vansick@email.uky.edu
authors: Joseph E
authors: JE
authors: Van Sickels
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000379:methods; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors