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Computer-assisted piezoelectric surgery: a navigated approach toward performance of craniomaxillofacial osteotomies
Alberto Bianchi1, Giovanni Badiali, Luigi Piersanti
1*Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital †PhD School in Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Purpose:
The purpose of the current study was to present the clinical applications of a new technique that we term computer-assisted piezoelectric surgery (CAPS). The method marries piezosurgery and navigation to greatly aid the treatment of various maxillofacial problems.
Methods:
Preliminary applications in orthognathic surgery, craniofacial procedures, orthodontic surgery, and oncology were analyzed retrospectively. Eighteen patients were treated using the CAPS technique in the interval of 2010 to 2013.
Results:
The technique emphasizing the features that are not possible without the combination of the 2 systems has been analyzed. The technique is safer than other methods, is minimally invasive, and allows the use of a buried or semiburied approach.
Conclusions:
According to our preliminary experience, CAPS seems to be a valuable new technique for craniomaxillofacial osteotomies.
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