Evaluation of Fronto-Orbital Advancement Using Titanium-Based Internal Fixation for Corrective Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery
Kreppel M, Kauke M, Grandoch A, Safi AF, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Evaluation of Fronto-Orbital Advancement Using Titanium-Based Internal Fixation for Corrective Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2018, 29: 1542-1545. PMID: 29916974, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFronto-orbital advancementPediatric craniofacial surgerySecondary surgeryEsthetic outcomeFixation systemRigid fixation systemsRate of complicationsCraniofacial surgeryInternal rigid fixationPlate fixation systemComplication rateSurgical drainsInternal fixationMean durationSecond HospitalSecondary interventionsMedical recordsInternal fixation systemWhitaker scoreRigid fixationSurgeryPatientsBone fragmentsComplicationsCranial vaultRigid External Distractor-Aided Advancement After Simultaneously Performed LeFort-III Osteotomy and Fronto-Orbital Advancement
Safi AF, Kreppel M, Kauke M, Grandoch A, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Rigid External Distractor-Aided Advancement After Simultaneously Performed LeFort-III Osteotomy and Fronto-Orbital Advancement. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2018, 29: 170-174. PMID: 29068973, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFronto-orbital advancementLeFort III osteotomyStandardized treatment protocolTreatment protocolEsthetic outcomeDistraction osteogenesisPerioperative hemoglobin concentrationRigid external distractor deviceConventional surgical techniquesDuration of operationLow infection rateLeft temporal siteRigid external distractorPostoperative complicationsCorrective surgeryRetrospective studySkeletal advancementSurgical outcomesFunctional outcomeFunctional resultsSurgical methodsSurgical techniquePatientsHemoglobin concentrationInfection rate