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Review
. 2017 Dec;10(4):323-324.
doi: 10.1055/s-0036-1592097. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Le Fort I-Type Osteotomy Retractor

Maurice Yves Mommaerts  1   2
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Review

Le Fort I-Type Osteotomy Retractor

Maurice Yves Mommaerts. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

A new instrument for retracting the maxilla after mobilization is described. It does neither compress nor inadvertently pierce the lower lip and it does neither obliterate the view nor hinder access to bone removing instruments.

Keywords: Le Fort I osteotomy; maxillary osteotomy; surgical hook.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
Instrument (with blue handle) in use: downward retraction of the mobilized maxilla.
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Fig. 2
Anatomical design and blunt tip.
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