Abstract
Mandibular distraction osteogenesis is an increasingly accepted treatment option for severe upper airway obstruction in grade 3 Robin sequence. Complications are rarely reported but can include fracture, pin dislodgement, tooth bud damage, and temporomandibular joint ankylosis. Operative correction of these complications can carry inherent risks of their own. We present a patient who incurred carotid artery dissection and stroke after release of postdistraction coronoid-zygomatic ankylosis for the treatment of mandibular micrognathia.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 373-376 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Distraction osteogenesis
- Mandibular distraction
- Mandibular pseudoankylosis
- Micrognathia
- Robin sequence
- Stroke
- Surgical complications
- Treacher collins syndrome