ACHONDROPLASIA - PRESURGICAL AND POSTSURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR MIDFACE ADVANCEMENT

Authors
BARONE CM EISIG S JIMENEZ DF ARGAMASO RV SHPRINTZEN RJ
Citation
Cm. Barone et al., ACHONDROPLASIA - PRESURGICAL AND POSTSURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR MIDFACE ADVANCEMENT, The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal, 31(1), 1994, pp. 74-77
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
10556656
Volume
31
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
74 - 77
Database
ISI
SICI code
1055-6656(1994)31:1<74:A-PAPC>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Achondroplasia, the most common type of dwarfism, involves several phy sical characteristics that can cause pre- and intraoperative respirato ry problems. The characteristics include rib-cage deformities, midface hypoplasia, choanal stenosis, muscular hypotonia, foramen magnum comp ression, and cervical abnormalities. Specific pre- and postoperative s trategies for dealing with achondroplastic dwarfs are discussed.