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distraction osteogenesis

noun

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  1. Synonym of osteodistraction.

    • Distraction osteogenesis has demonstrated a remarkable potential for skeletal tissues to respond to a surgical and mechanical process with the formation of bone in a reliable and controllable fashion.
    • There is no saving of operating time at present, but as surgeons become more accustomed to the technique and 'teething' problems are overcome it is to be expected that the operation time for distraction osteogenesis will shorten.
    • Distraction osteogenesis only became a mainstay of maxillofacial surgery in the early 1990s, which illustrates just how far ahead of his time Valadier was.

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