Facial bone lengthening apparatus with expander and miniplates

Since 1869, bone lengthening has been pursued; when Langenbeck (13) tried growing a shortened bone extremity utilizing for this an arteriovenous fistula in the thigh. At the begining of this century, codovilla (1905) (5,14) introduced bone lenghtening methods for lower limbs.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Viterbo, Fausto [UNESP], Zanini, Silvio Antonio [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/212979
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1516-31801994000400011
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/212979
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bone lengthening
expander
silicone
Descripción
Sumario:Since 1869, bone lengthening has been pursued; when Langenbeck (13) tried growing a shortened bone extremity utilizing for this an arteriovenous fistula in the thigh. At the begining of this century, codovilla (1905) (5,14) introduced bone lenghtening methods for lower limbs.