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Navid Pourtaheri1, Seija Maniskas1, Ludmila Chandler1
1From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine; and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yale New Haven Health.
Summary:
The optimal management of patients with Robin sequence may include neonatal mandibular distraction osteogenesis, which has been used to achieve excellent functional and aesthetic outcomes in appropriate patients. This article and video vignette depict the treatment of micrognathia and airway obstruction secondary to Robin sequence, demonstrating the planning and surgical approach of the senior author (D.M.S.) using mandibular distraction osteogenesis.
