A method to facilitate placement of screws for sagittal ramus osteotomy.

Abstract

This article describes a method of placing screws for bilateral sagittal ramus osteotomies. The technique, a slight modification of previous methods, eliminates the need for use of a clamp, aids in proximal segment control, and employs a single transosseous wire and two transcortical screws. This method has been used in more than 50 cases and has been proved to be adaptable and stable, even without intermaxillary fixation.