title: [Orthognathic surgery: surgical failures and complications].
abstract: Orthognathic surgery procedures mark the endpoint of lengthy orthodontic-surgical preparations and herald the completion of treatment for patients and their families. The main types of procedure are full maxillary Le Fort I osteotomies, mandibular osteotomies and chin surgery. To ensure a successful outcome, all require a favorable environment and extreme technical skill. But, like all surgical operations, they are also subject to peri- and post-operative complications resulting from treatment hazards or errors. Whatever the cause, surgical complications can entail failures in the management of the malformation. By seeking to understand and analyzing these complications, we can already help to prevent and reduce the contingent risks of failure.
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, Jardin du Pharo, 58 boulevard Charles Livon, 13284 Marseille Cedex 07, France - Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, Hôpital Nord, 13015 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guyot
mesh_terms: D063172:Genioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D063168:Mandibular Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D017211:Treatment Failure