Premaxillary osteotomy fixation in bilateral cleft lip/palate: Introducing a new technique

Premaxillary osteotomy fixation in bilateral cleft lip/palate: Introducing a new technique

Objectives: In bilateral cleft lip/palate patients, sometimes the premaxilla is severely protruded and twisted. In such situations premaxillary osteotomy is beneficial. In this article a new technique for fixation of premaxilla after osteotomy is presented. Methods: The lip-split approach and premax...

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Main Authors: Amin Rahpeyma, Saeedeh Khajehahmadi, Ali Ghasemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
alveolar cleft bone grafting
Stabilization of premaxilla
internal fixation
premaxillary osteotomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958415000615

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