Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Distraction osteogenesis is an effective technique for elongating the deficient mandible. The authors specifically evaluated its effectiveness in the treatment of airway obstruction in pediatric patients with mandibular hypoplasia. METHOD: A comprehensive literature review of the National Library of Medicine (PubMed) database was performed. English-language studies involving isolated distraction of the pediatric mandible (younger than 18 years) with descriptive reporting of airway changes were included. Extracted data included demographics, initial diagnosis, distractor type, distraction protocol, predistraction and postdistraction airway status, and complications. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: In addition to its positive effect on facial appearance, mandibular distraction osteogenesis is an effective procedure for the treatment of airway obstruction associated with congenital craniofacial defects involving mandibular hypoplasia in appropriately selected patients.
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Authors | Youssef Tahiri, Alex Viezel-Mathieu, Salah Aldekhayel, James Lee, Mirko Gilardino |
Journal | Plastic and reconstructive surgery
(Plast Reconstr Surg)
Vol. 133
Issue 3
Pg. 352e-359e
(Mar 2014)
ISSN: 1529-4242 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24572880
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Airway Obstruction
(surgery)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Craniofacial Abnormalities
(surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Mandible
(abnormalities, surgery)
- Osteogenesis, Distraction
- Treatment Outcome
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