Guðmundur Á Björnsson
Iceland
Review Article
Integrated Medical Modeling Service to Optimize Planning for Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis and Maxillofacial Surgeries: 5 Years’ Experience
Author(s): Paolo Gargiulo and Guðmundur Á BjörnssonPaolo Gargiulo and Guðmundur Á Björnsson
Computer modelling techniques and Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies can be used to enhance applied medicine. This paper decribe the use of these methods to develop computer and physical models which are used to plan and support different surgical treatments such as complex fractures, tumours, maxilla traumas and malformations. This present work reviews the use of segmentation techniques and modelling for planning maxilla facial surgery and particularly to support the treatment of retrognathia which is a malformation where the maxilla or the mandible is further posterior than normal. The surgical process in use to correct this malformation is called distraction osteogenesis. It involves gradual, controlled displacement of surgically created fractures which results in simultaneous expansion of soft tissue and bone volume. The procedure of mandibular osteogenic distraction involves sec.. View More»
