Orthognathic Surgery in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis
Patients with syndromic and nonsyndromic synostosis may have end-stage skeletal discrepancies involving the lower midface and mandible, with associated malocclusion. While orthognathic surgical procedures in this population can be reliably executed, the surgeon must be aware of the unique morphologic characteristics that accompany the primary diagnoses as well as the technical challenges associated with performing Le Fort I osteotomies in patients who have undergone prior subcranial midface distraction.
Source: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Jesse T. Han, Mark A. Egbert, Russell E. Ettinger, Hitesh Kapadia, Srinivas M. Susarla Source Type: research
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