Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 441-451 , September 2010

How to revise and utilise the cephalogram for craniofacial dysostosis—Modification of the porion and the McNamara line

  • Ikkei Tamada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationIkkei TAMADA, MD Department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Keio university school of medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582 Japan. Tel.: +81 3 5363 3814; Fax: +81 3 3352 1054.
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  • Hideo Nakajima, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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  • Hisao Ogata, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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  • Tatsuo Nakajima, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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  • Teruo Sakamoto, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago Mihama-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 261-8502, Japan
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  • Takenobu Ishii, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago Mihama-ku, Chiba city, Chiba 261-8502, Japan

Received 11 July 2008 ,Accepted 5 November 2009.

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☆ This work was partly presented at the 25th annual meeting of Japan Society of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, the 50th annual meeting of Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the 51th annual meeting of Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

PII: S1010-5182(09)00205-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.11.001

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 441-451 , September 2010

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