@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00014623,
 author = {Ueki, Koichiro and Degerliyurt, Kagan and Hashiba, Yukari and Marukawa, Kohei and Nakagawa, Kiyomasa and Yamamoto, Etsuhide},
 issue = {5},
 journal = {Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics},
 month = {Nov},
 note = {Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the horizontal changes in the condylar head with bent plate fixation after sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) with and without a Le Fort I osteotomy. Study design: Of 47 Japanese patients with mandibular prognathism, 24 underwent SSRO and 23 underwent SSRO in combination with a Le Fort I osteotomy. A 3-5-mm gap was made between the proximal and distal segments, and a bent plate was fixed with 4 screws in each side of the mandible. The angle of the condylar long axis, as well as the anteroposterior and mediolateral displacement of the condylar head were assessed preoperatively and postoperatively by computerized tomography (CT). Results: There was no significant difference in reduction in mandibular length between SSRO alone and SSRO with Le Fort I on the axial view of a 3-dimensional CT. There were no significant differences between pre- and postoperative horizontal changes in the condylar long axis or in the anteroposterior and mediolateral displacement of the condylar head, although the length of the proximal segment in SSRO with Le Fort I osteotomy was significantly shorter than in SSRO alone (P < .05). Conclusion: These results suggest that the use of a bent plate for SSRO does not change preoperative angle or position significantly in setback surgery, regardless of the addition of Le Fort I osteotomy. © 2008 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved., This article has not been published yet., 金沢大学医薬保健研究域医学系},
 pages = {656--661},
 title = {Horizontal changes in the condylar head after sagittal split ramus osteotomy with bent plate fixation},
 volume = {106},
 year = {2008}
}