Mandible distraction

Considerations

• • Approach

    • Risdon incision

    • Surgical Incisions - Their Anatomical Basis: Part 1 - Head And Neck

    • 1975: Comparison of two submandibular incisions on the motor function of the lower lip

    • 2006: Anatomosurgical Study of the Marginal Mandibular Branch of the Facial Nerve for Submandibular Surgical Approach

    • 2013: The application of the Risdon approach for mandibular condyle fractures

    • 2014: Protection of the Facial Nerve in Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction Surgery Using the Checkpoint Nerve Stimulator

    • 2015: A Modified Risdon Approach to the Bilateral Subsigmoid Osteotomy; A Clinical Study

Preparation

Procedure

Sample operative report

Post-op

Pearls & Pitfalls

High-Yield

Links

• eMedicine - Distraction Osteogenesis of the Mandible