Purpose: A critical evaluation of the use of distraction osteogenesis in the surgical treatment of syndromic craniosynostoses, based on the experience of a single institution, with an emphasis on surgical pitfalls and complications. Methods: Retrospective review of the clinical data of eleven patients operated on in the same institution. Medical charts, surgical notes and other relevant data we...

Bone is one of the most dynamic tissues in the human body that can heal following injury without leaving a scar. However, in instances of extensive bone loss, this intrinsic capacity of bone to heal may not be sufficient and external intervention becomes necessary. Several techniques are available to address this problem, including autogenous bone grafts and allografts. However, all these techn...

PURPOSE This report presents the results of distraction osteogenesis using unidirectional extraoral and intraoral devices in 8 patients with different grades of vertical mandibular ramus hypoplasia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eight patients with hypoplastic mandibles underwent unilateral lengthening of the ascending ramus using unidirectional extraoral or intraoral devices. Intraoral mandibular dis...

Osteogenesis imperfecta presents with unique challenges to the anaesthetist. We report a case of osteogenesis imperfecta, posted for rush rodding femur managed caudal anaesthesia and sedation dexmedetomidine ketamine.

We undertook a retrospective study of 50 consecutive patients (41 male, 9 female) with an infected nonunion and bone defect of the femoral shaft who had been treated by radical debridement and distraction osteogenesis. Their mean age was 29.9 years (9 to 58) and they had a mean of 3.8 (2 to 19) previous operations. They were followed for a mean of 5.9 years (2.0 to 19.0). The mean duration of t...

In this study the literature dealing with various aspects of two different surgical treatment modalities i.e. distraction osteogenesis and conventional orthognathic surgery were reviewed. The keywords used were distraction osteogenesis; conventional orthognathic surgery; cleft lip and palate; velopharyngeal insufficiency; speech; stability; relapse; complications; quality of life. Apart from th...

BACKGROUND Historically, surgical treatment of children with a delayed presentation of cranial synostosis required complex cranial vault reconstruction. Recently, less invasive options for surgical correction, such as internal distraction osteogenesis, have been explored. In this study, we describe the successful management of delayed presentation of sagittal synostosis using distraction osteog...

after maxillary expansion, a long period of retention is necessary to prevent early relapse. therefore, it is beneficial to accelerate bone formation in the expanding midpalatal suture to reduce relapse. this study was designed to evaluate the effect of dietary vitamin c on osteogenesis of rat midpalatal suture during expansion.fifty-four male wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups...

The aim of this study was to assess complications following various orthognathic surgical procedures that required early surgical intervention. This study was carried out on 821 patients who had undergone surgical treatment for correction of dentofacial deformities between 1985 and 2000. Only patients who required a second procedure to deal with immediate or early postoperative complications (i...