The biology of distraction osteogenesis for correction of mandibular and craniomaxillofacial defects: A review

• Main Authors: Subodh Shankar Natu (Author), Iqbal Ali (Author), Sarwar Alam (Author), Kolli Yada Giri (Author), Anshita Agarwal (Author), Vrishali Ajit Kulkarni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Limb lengthening by distraction osteogenesis was first described in 1905. The technique did not gain wide acceptance until Gavril Ilizarov identified the physiologic and mechanical factors governing successful regeneration of bone formation. Distraction osteogenesis is a new variation of more tradit...