distraction osteogenesis
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distraction osteogenesis (uncountable)
- Synonym of osteodistraction
- 1995, Nicholas A. Waanders, A Distraction Osteogenesis Model to Investigate the Influence of the Mechanical Environment on Bone Formation, page 55:
- 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.
- 2001, Eric Arnaud, P. A. Diner, editors, 3rd International Congress on Cranial and Facial Bone Distraction Processes, page 586:
- 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.
- 2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 52:
- Distraction osteogenesis only became a mainstay of maxillofacial surgery in the early 1990s, which illustrates just how far ahead of his time Valadier was.