title: Clinical controversies in oral and maxillofacial surgery: Part two. External versus internal distraction osteogenesis for the management of severe maxillary hypoplasia: external distraction.
authors.affiliation: Rush Craniofacial Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Alvaro_Figueroa@rush.edu
authors.forename: Alvaro A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Polley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016267:External Fixators; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008844:Micrognathism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort