Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3143324 | Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Study heterogeneity and a frequent lack of surgical detail impeded our ability to make precise comparisons between studies. However, the group of studies explicitly describing chisel use along the buccal cortex showed the highest incidence of NSD. Moreover, comparison of the study that did not use chisels with the 2 studies that explicitly described chisel use revealed a possible disadvantage of the “mallet and chisel” group (4.1% versus 37.3% NSD/site). These results suggest that chisel use increases NSD risk after BSSO.
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Authors
Gertjan Mensink, Peter J.J. Gooris, J. Eelco Bergsma, Erik van Hooft, J.P. Richard van Merkesteyn,