TY - CHAP AU - Antonio Cortese ED - James P. Waddell Y1 - 2012-04-11 PY - 2012 T1 - Le Fort I Osteotomy for Maxillary Repositioning and Distraction Techniques N2 - This book demonstrates specific osteotomy techniques from the skull to the hallux. The role of osteotomy in the correction of deformity is under appreciated in part because of the ubiquitous nature of joint replacement surgery. It should be remembered, however, that osteotomy has a role to play in the correction of deformity in the growing child, the active young adult, and patients of any age with post-traumatic deformity limiting function and enjoyment of life. In this text we bring you a number of papers defining specific problems for which osteotomy is found to be an effective and lasting solution. I hope you find it useful. BT - The Role of Osteotomy in the Correction of Congenital and Acquired Disorders of the Skeleton SP - Ch. 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/37211 DO - 10.5772/37211 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -