Comparative Effectiveness of Preepiglottic Baton Plates and Mandibular Distraction in Infants with Robin Sequence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) and preepiglottic baton plates (PEBP) are both effective for early management of upper-airway obstruction (UAO) in infants with Robin sequence (RS), but have not been directly compared. The purpose of this study was to compare early airway, feeding, and growth outcomes between these treatments.

Methods

This is a bicentric retrospective cohort study from 2015 through 2021 including infants with RS treated with MDO or PEBP before 6 months of age with pretreatment and posttreatment sleep studies and follow-up at least through age 1 year. The primary outcome was immediate postintervention UAO, measured as obstructive apnea-hypopnea index or obstructive apnea index, as available. Latest follow-up sleep studies, feeding, and gro

SUBMITTER: Resnick CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12288888 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature