OBJECTIVES To determine whether the clinical variables and preoperative classification of patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD) who undergo Salter osteotomy correlate with the radiographic result at the time of skeletal maturity. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, 47 individuals with LCPD who were treated using Salter osteotomy (1984-2004) were evaluated. The patients were ...

Introduction: The horizontal bony canal in the lateral maxillary wall is the site of anastomosis between the arterial branches from the posterior superior alveolar artery (PSAa) and the infraorbital artery. This anatomic structure is known as the ‘alveolar antral artery’.   Materials and Methods: We performed a literature review. The anatomic location of the alveolar antral artery in the latera...

This retrospective study was performed to report the peri- and postoperative complications encountered by patients who underwent Le Fort I osteotomy, as well predictor variables affecting risk of complications. Patients only osteotomy were included in study. Information on collected from patient data records. The effects certain complication rates also studied. Twenty-four per cent suffered com...

Author: Kris S Moe, MD, FACS, Chief, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Diego Coauthor(s): Patrick Byrne, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Divisi...