Tae Hyun Park, Jeong Yeop Ryu, Joon Seok Lee, Jung Dug Yang, Ho Yun Chung, Byung Chae Cho, Kang Young Choi
BACKGROUND: Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is an established safe and effective treatment of craniosynostosis (CS) deformities. However, conventional methods demonstrate some complications, such as long-term maintenance of the distractor and relapse after distractor removal. Only a few studies have overcome these limitations. Therefore, we hypothesized that placing a resorbable plate after removing the distractor will provide additional stability to the newly formed bone, shortening the consolidation period and minimizing relapse...
February 2023: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery: JPRAS