Combined internal and external Le Fort III distraction osteogenesis--the "elusive vector".
This article describes a modified surgical technique using both internal and external distractors for distraction osteogenesis at the Le Fort III level. This technique optimizes vector control, superior to single-device techniques, resulting in excellent control and, ultimately, a functional occlusion.
Wall
Steven Arthur
SA
Children's Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom. craniofacial@orh.nhs.uk
Butler
Lucy
L
Byren
Jo
J
Carls
Peter Frederick
PF
Greenwood
Sue
S
McKnight
Mary
M
Middleton
Judith
J
Saeed
Nadeem
N
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome