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ArticleThe Journal of craniofacial surgery2016

Clinical Use of Deferoxamine in Distraction Osteogenesis of Irradiated Bone.

Arash Momeni, Scott Rapp, Alexis Donneys, Steven R Buchman, Derrick C Wan

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Article in The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Application and research progress of mandibular distraction osteogenesis in craniofacial microsomia].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Arash Momeni*Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA †Plastic Surgery Section, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Scott Rapp
Alexis Donneys
Steven R Buchman
Derrick C Wan
Stanford University · US

Funding

Translational Optimization of Bone Regeneration in the Irradiated MandibleR01CA125187 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI BUCHMAN, STEVEN R · 2007 to 2017
$2.8M
Defining BMP-responsive lncRNA for bone regenerationK08DE024269 · NIDCR · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI WAN, DERRICK · 2014 to 2018
$632k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA125187NIDCR NIH HHS K08 DE024269
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The deleterious effects of radiotherapy, including hypovascularity and hypocellularity, have made distraction of irradiated bones challenging. Animal studies, however, have demonstrated adjunctive measures such as the administration of deferoxamine to significantly improve bone regeneration across irradiated distraction gaps. In this report, the authors demonstrate, for the first time, enhanced bone formation following deferoxamine application in a patient following distraction of a previously irradiated maxilla. Computed tomography imaging of the pterygomaxillary buttress on the side of administration revealed significantly increased bone area and density relative to the contralateral buttress. This is the first presentation of clinical deferoxamine use to promote bone formation following irradiated bone distraction and highlights the promise for this adjunctive measure to make outcomes after distraction of irradiated bone more reliable.

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AnimalsBone RegenerationDeferoxamineHumansMaleMaxillaMaxillary DiseasesOsteogenesis, DistractionRadiation InjuriesRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomaSiderophoresYoung AdultDeferoxamineSiderophores

Identifiers

PMID27171947
PMCPMC4902756
OpenAlexW2377896191

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