Le Fort I Osteotomy for Maxillary Repositioning and Distraction Techniques
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Use of a simple handmade retractor to protect the descending palatine artery during removal of posterior osseous interferences for maxillary impaction in Le Fort I osteotomy.
For accurate superior or posterior repositioning of the maxilla in Le Fort I osteotomy, bone removal around the descending palatine artery (DPA) and maxillary tuberosity is required. Because the most common site of hemorrhage in the Le Fort I osteotomy is the posterior maxilla, this bone removal provides surgeons to surgical frustration of DPA injury. When the DPA is injured during the bone rem...
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تاریخ انتشار 2012