Monobloc distraction osteogenesis during infancy: report of a case and presentation of a new device.
Monobloc distraction osteogenesis during infancy: report of a case and presentation of a new device.
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婴儿期整体牵引成骨:病例报告和新装置介绍。
DOI:
10.1097/00006534-199806000-00022
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
R. Hudgins
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文献类型:
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作者:
S. R. Cohen;W. Boydston;F. Burstein;R. Hudgins
The clinical application of distraction osteogenesis to the mandible has proven to be a major advance in the treatment of congenital mandibular deformities. The feasibility of distraction osteogenesis to treat maxillary and midfacial hypoplasia in a variety of clinical situations has been demonstrated by several authors."* Experimentally, Persing et al." used a spring-type device for skull-base expansion in an animal model. Successful expansion of the cranial vault and midface with a craniotactic device in rabbits was presented by Remmler et al..." in 1992. Rachmiel et al.," working in Jackson's laboratory, mounted lengthening bolts on transversely placed pins for midfacial dis-traction in adult sheep. Staffenberg et al." placed a modified Hoffman bone-lengthening device in canines, reporting midface distrac-tion in the immature canine without osteoto-mies. In 1994, we reported one of the first clinical attempts of midface distraction in a patient with hemifacial microsomia, employing a palatal expansion screw soldered to Vitallium plates." Unilateral vertical and sagittal lengthening of the maxilla was documented by cephalometry and computed tomography scans. During the past 3 years we have worked closely with engineers at Leibinger-Howmedica to develop a low-profile, buried device capable of customization on the operating room table by the surgeon. The basic principles adhered to are: l) a broad and stable attachment to the underlying bone; 2) the ability for intraoperative modification; and 3) the provision for multidirectional distraction. Herein we report the use of our latest prototype for distraction osteogenesis of the cranium, orbits, and midface in a 9-month-old girl with Pfeiffer syndrome.