MANDIBULAR OSTEOTOMY AND HYOID BONE ADVANCEMENT FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA - A CASE-REPORT SLEEP Riley, R., Guilleminault, C., Powell, N., Derman, S. 1984; 7 (1): 79-82

Abstract

A 24-year-old man with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and secondary daytime somnolence and nocturnal arrhythmias underwent palatopharyngoplasty. When he did not improve significantly, he underwent a new surgical procedure combining hyoid bone and mandibular horizontal sliding osteotomy.

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