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ReviewSeminars in plastic surgery2024

Computerized Surgical Planning for Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis.

Kevin G Hu, Ali Aral, Albert Rancu, Michael Alperovich

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Review in Seminars in plastic surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kevin G HuDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Ali AralDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Albert RancuDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Michael AlperovichDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Funding

Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR001862 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI CANTLEY, LLOYD G, EDELMAN, E. JENNIFER · 2016 to 2025
$12.2M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001862
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mandibular distraction osteogenesis is a technically challenging procedure due to complex mandibular anatomy, especially in the treatment of Pierre-Robin Sequence due to variable bone thickness in the infant mandible and the presence of tooth buds. Computerized surgical planning (CSP) simplifies the procedure by preoperatively visualizing critical structures, producing cutting guides, and planning distractor placement. This paper describes the process of using CSP to plan mandibular distraction osteogenesis, including discussion of recent advances in the use of custom distractors.

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Computerized Surgical PlanningMandibular Distraction OsteogenesisPierre Robin Sequence

Identifiers

PMID39118864
PMCPMC11305829

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