Research article summary (published 29 Apr 2009):

Frontofacial monobloc distraction using the StealthStation intraoperative navigation system: the ability to see where you are cutting.

Full Abstract

The frontofacial monobloc advancement is a safe, effective, and cosmetically acceptable treatment of frontal and midface retrusions present in craniofacial syndromes. Although a number of modifications have been put forward to supplement this procedure, the basic steps of cleaving the facial skeleton from the skull base remain the same. We present a case where intraoperative navigation was used to visualize the craniofacial anatomy while the bone cuts were made for this cleaving process. This technique visually demonstrates parts of this procedure that were hitherto performed solely using tactile and auditory inputs superimposed on a 3-dimensional model of the craniofacial anatomy in the surgeon's mind. This technique offers a significant advantage for teaching purposes, in performing cases with complex anatomy and for accurate positioning of the distractor devices.

Author information

Author/s: Jeelani, Noor Ul Owase (NU); Khan, M Ayub (MA); Fitzgerald O'Connor, Edmund J (EJ); Dunaway, David (D); Hayward, Richard (R);

Affiliation: Department of Craniofacial Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom. jeelan(-atsign-)mac.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of craniofacial surgery (J Craniofac Surg), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-May; vol 20 (issue 3) : pp 892-4

Dates: Created 2009/05/22; Completed 2009/08/20;

PMID: 19369889, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 8/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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Acrocephalosyndactylia - surgery Adolescent Craniotomy - methods Facial Bones - surgery Female Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods Nasal Septum - surgery

Nasal Septum - surgery Osteogenesis, Distraction - instrumentation; methods Palate, Hard - surgery Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; methods Skull - surgery Sphenoid Bone - surgery Surgery, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation; methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods

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