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In 1992 McCarthy opened new horizons in craniofacial surgery with the publication of the first application of distraction osteogenesis in the human craniofacial skeleton (1). Since the introduction of this pioneering work, distraction osteogenesis has rapidly become the keystone for the reconstruction of many craniomaxillofacial anomalies. For the management of severe maxillary hypoplasia, maxillary distraction osteogenesis is becoming one of the most important aspects of treatment planning. In this chapter, we present our technique for the reconstruction of severe maxillary hypoplasia utilizing rigid external distraction (RED).
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McCarthy JG, Schreiber J, Karp N, Thorne CH, Greyson BH. Lengthening the human mandible by gradual distraction. Plast Reconstr Surg 89: 1, 1992.
Polley JW, Figueroa AA. Management of severe maxillary deficiency in childhood and adolescence through distraction osteogenesis with an external, adjustable, rigid distraction device. J Craniofac Surg 8: 181, 1997.
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Polley, J.W., Figueroa, A.A. (1999). Rigid External Maxillary Distraction. In: McCarthy, J.G. (eds) Distraction of the Craniofacial Skeleton. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2140-1_12
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