Maxillary advancement and transpalatal expansion using internal distraction in a patient with cleft lip and palate

J Craniofac Surg. 2008 Sep;19(5):1415-9. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318184319f.

Abstract

Correction of sagittal and transverse maxillary discrepancies in patients with cleft lip or palate remains a challenge for craniofacial surgeons. Distraction osteogenesis has revolutionized the conceptualization and approach to the craniofacial malformations and has become a reliable and irreplaceable part of the surgical armamentarium. We are reporting a case of sequential maxillary advancement and transpalatal expansion using internal distraction in a patient with unilateral cleft lip and palate presenting with severe maxillary sagittal and transverse deficiencies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cephalometry
  • Cleft Lip / complications
  • Cleft Lip / surgery
  • Cleft Palate / complications
  • Cleft Palate / surgery
  • Humans
  • Internal Fixators
  • Male
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class III / complications
  • Maxilla / abnormalities
  • Maxilla / surgery*
  • Micrognathism / complications
  • Micrognathism / surgery*
  • Osteogenesis, Distraction / methods*
  • Osteotomy, Le Fort / methods*
  • Palatal Expansion Technique*