title: Distraction osteogenesis as a treatment for retrognathia and obstructive sleep apnea resulting from temporomandibular joint septic arthritis: a case report.
authors: Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. sscroggins@umc.edu
authors: Samuel E
authors: SE
authors: Scroggins
authors: Alp S
authors: AS
authors: Baran
authors: Michael F
authors: MF
authors: Angel
authors: Ron
authors: R
authors: Caloss
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D024343:Open Bite / Q000209:etiology; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed