title: Neonatal mandibular distraction osteogenesis: converting virtual surgical planning into an operative reality.
abstract: Mandibular distraction osteogenesis (DO) has become an accepted method to manage severe cases of micrognathia-induced airway obstruction in neonates. Current imaging used to plan these procedures aids in surgical planning, but offers only a rough guide for the operating room. To our knowledge the following report offers the first description of virtual surgery used to guide DO in the mandible of a neonate. The plan provided a valuable link between the simulated procedure and the actual operative steps. Such technology can serve an important role in DO and offers objective guidance in device selection, vector planning and operative guide positioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Matthew E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Doscher
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States; Department of Otorhinolaryngolgy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States; Director, Montefiore Advanced Reconstruction Care Program, Bronx, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Evan S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Garfein
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngolgy, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bent
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, United States; Montefiore Advanced Reconstruction Care Program, Bronx, NY, United States. Electronic address: orenteppermd@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Oren M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Tepper
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Mandibular distraction osteogenesis; Neonate; Virtual surgical planning