TELESCOPIC BONE PLATE FOR USE IN BONE LENGHTENING BY DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS

摘要

This invention is a telescopic bone plate for distracting osteotomically separated bone sections. In a preferred embodiment, the tlescopic bone plate consists of a top bone plate and a bottom bone plate longitudinally, laterally and vertically adjustable relative to each other and including means for fastening the telescopic bone plate to bone. A telescopic means adjusts the relative positions of the top and bottom bone plate to each other. The telescopic means is actuated internally to the patient and may be actuated intraorally in one variation.