Significances of Distraction Osteogenesis in Craniofacial Deformities – A Review of Literature
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
A number of craniofacial dysplasia [40] have been reported around the world from the past till date. Some of these syndromes include Treacher collin syndromes, craniofacial/hemifacial microsomia[1],syndromic or non-syndromic robin sequence, cleft palate, nagers syndrome, stickler syndrome[14,17,42]. Infants and older children are mainly affected by these congenital and acquired deformities, resulting from a variety of disabilities ranging from life threatening situation to facial disfigurement thereby hampering their social life. Thus strict measures should be planned for the treatment of such patients .From the past various surgical techniques has been practiced for the same and it was concluded that craniofacial distraction osteogenesis is the most effective and novel treatment modality for the correction of these defect [3,40].Thus this present paper reviews about the distractor devices and its importance in craniofacial deformities.
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Dr Sikha Joseph
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