Cranial Base Changes After Trans-sutural Distraction Osteogenesis in Growing Patients With Cleft Lip/Palate and Midface Hypoplasia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transesutural distraction osteogenesis (TSDO) is a method of correcting midfacial hypoplasia (MH) secondary to cleft lip and palate (CLP) without osteotomy. However, there has been little research on how the morphology of the cranial base changes postoperatively or whether any correction of the cranial base occurs.

Materials and methods

This retrospective study included 35 pediatric patients with MH secondary to CLP, who underwent TSDO treatment. Pre-treatment and post-treatment cranial computed tomography (CT) images were collected for cranial base measurements using 3-dimensional (3D) modeling reconstruction. For the comparative analysis, 102 children with normal craniofacial CT images were selected after matching for age and sex.

Results

Comparison with

SUBMITTER: Zhou B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12020402 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature