Introduction Surgical procedures which aim at expanding the posterior cranial vault have
come to play an increasingly important role in the treatment of syndromic craniosynostosis …

Purpose It has been debated whether the Le Fort III procedure using distraction
osteogenesis (LFIII-DO) reduces the risk of postintervention relapse compared with …

Background: The spheno-occipital synchondrosis is an important driver of facial and cranial
base growth. The current study characterizes its fusion in patients with Apert, Crouzon, and …

Background: Le Fort III distraction advances the Apert midface but leaves the central
concavity and vertical compression untreated. The authors propose that Le Fort II distraction …

Background: Bipartition distraction is a novel procedure combining frontofacial bipartition
and monobloc distraction. Apert syndrome and other syndromic craniofacial dysostoses are …

Le Fort II and III distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a powerful tool in the craniofacial
armamentarium that is most often employed to treat patients with craniofacial syndromes …

Our aim was to summarise current published evidence about the prognosis of various
techniques of craniofacial distraction osteogenesis, particularly its indications, protocols, and …

Abstract Introduction Le Fort III distraction osteogenesis with a rigid external distraction
device is a powerful procedure to correct both exorbitism and impaired airways in …

Purpose The aim of the study was to assess changes in the upper respiratory tract and sleep
quality in patients who were suffering from midfacial hypoplasia and treated with the …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common problem in patients with
achondroplasia. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in airway volumes …