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(redirected from Distraction osteogenesis)

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Abstract Distraction osteogenesis has recently assumed an important role in the correction of craniofacial anomalies, particularly for the treatment of potentially life-threatening, deformity-associated upper airway obstruction and respiratory dysfunction in neonates.
Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a surgical procedure designed to lengthen a long-bone of the skeleton, often required as a result of trauma to the individual bone.
00 Hardcover RK529 Swedish specialists in oral and maxillofacial implant surgery Lundgren and Sennerby introduce surgical techniques for augmenting the atrophic jaw that combine bone grafting with distraction osteogenesis to reduce surgical morbidity and improve outcome when managing complex cases with severe inter-arch discrepancies.
 
 
 
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