Concept information
Preferred term
Osteogenesis, Distraction
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Distraction Osteogeneses
- Distraction Osteogenesis
- Osteogeneses, Distraction
Note
- bone lengthening by gradual distraction; not restricted to long bones
Scope note
- Bone lengthening by gradual mechanical distraction. An external fixation device produces the distraction across the bone plate. The technique was originally applied to long bones but in recent years the method has been adapted for use with mandibular implants in maxillofacial surgery.
History note
- 98
In other languages
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Finnish
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veto-osteogeneesi
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019857
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