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AAP Grand Rounds 8:57 (2002)
© 2002 American Academy of Pediatrics
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The authors from the Medical College of Wisconsin report on their experience with mandibular distraction in 5 neonates with Pierre Robin sequence (mean age 14.5 days). Mandibular distraction employs surgically placed pins, wires and orthopedic devices to allow advancement of the mandible by 12 mm per day. All patients had retrognathia, glossoptosis, incomplete cleft palate, inability to control the airway during feeding, and resting oxygen saturations in the 7080% range. Subjects underwent a multispecialty
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