B Imholz, M Richter, I Dojcinovic, M Hugentobler
INTRODUCTION: Maxillary non-union following Le Fort I osteotomy is a rare complication in orthognathic surgery. We report our experience and analyze the possible etiological factors. PATIENTS AND METHOD: We retrospectively analyzed the files of 150 patients having undergone Le Fort I osteotomy, between 1996 and 2006, screening for maxillary non-union. We documented patients' features of: sex, age, medical history, indication, orthodontics, osteotomy type(s) and displacement(s), osteosynthesis, quality of dental occlusion, orthodontics, clinical signs supporting a diagnosis of non-union, radiologic examinations, peroperative observations and surgical revision, outcome after surgical revision...
November 2010: Revue de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale