Biomaterial Database

Le Fort III osteotomy in Crouzon's disease. 1977

H W Losken, and J E Lewis

The features of Crouzon's disease are craniostenosis and maxillary hypoplasia. A patient with Crouzon's disease is presented, on whom Le Fort III osteotomy and osteotomy of the mandible were performed, involving the insertion of 9 bone grafts to maintain the correction and to improve the facial appearance.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007085	Ilium	The largest of three bones that make up each half of the pelvic girdle.	Auricular Surface of Ilium,Iliac Crest,Iliac Crest Bone,Iliac Fossa,Bones, Iliac Crest,Crest Bone, Iliac,Crest Bones, Iliac,Crest, Iliac,Crests, Iliac,Fossa, Iliac,Iliac Crest Bones,Iliac Crests,Iliums
D008297	Male		Males
D008334	Mandible	The largest and strongest bone of the FACE constituting the lower jaw. It supports the lower teeth.	Mylohyoid Groove,Mylohyoid Ridge,Groove, Mylohyoid,Grooves, Mylohyoid,Mandibles,Mylohyoid Grooves,Mylohyoid Ridges,Ridge, Mylohyoid,Ridges, Mylohyoid
D010027	Osteotomy	The surgical cutting of a bone. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Osteotomies
D003394	Craniofacial Dysostosis	Autosomal dominant CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS with shallow ORBITS; EXOPHTHALMOS; and maxillary hypoplasia.	Crouzon's Disease,Dysostosis, Craniofacial,Craniofacial Dysarthrosis,Craniofacial Dysostosis Syndrome,Craniofacial Dysostosis Type 1,Craniofacial Dysostosis, Type I,Crouzon Craniofacial Dysostosis,Crouzon Disease,Crouzon Syndrome,Craniofacial Dysarthroses,Craniofacial Dysostoses,Craniofacial Dysostosis Syndromes,Craniofacial Dysostosis, Crouzon,Crouzons Disease,Dysarthroses, Craniofacial,Dysarthrosis, Craniofacial,Dysostoses, Craniofacial
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013518	Surgery, Plastic	The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.	Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive
D014182	Transplantation, Autologous	Transplantation of an individual's own tissue from one site to another site.	Autografting,Autologous Transplantation,Autotransplantation,Autograftings,Autologous Transplantations,Autotransplantations,Transplantations, Autologous