When surgery is required, particularly when there is a severe disfiguration of the jaw, it is common to use a rib graft to help correct the shape.According to literature, HFM patients can be treated with various treatment options such as functional therapy with an appliance, distraction osteogenesis, or costochondral graft. The treatment is based on the type of severity for these patients. According to Pruzankskys classification, if the patient has moderate to severe symptoms, then surgery is preferred. If patient has mild symptoms, then a functional appliance is generally used.According to Dr. Harry Pepe, a pediatrician from Hollywood, Fl, the goal of treatment in hemifacial microsomia is to elongate the deficient jaw bone to restore facial symmetry and correct the slanting bite (occlusion).Patients can also benefit from a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA). Terminology
The condition is also known by various other names:
Lateral facial dysplasia
First and second branchial arch syndrome
Oral-mandibular-auricular syndrome
Otomandibular dysostosis
Craniofacial microsomia

See also
Condylar hypoplasia
Goldenhar syndrome
Parry–Romberg syndrome

References
^  "Hemifacial Microsomia" at the Tennessee Craniofacial Center. Accessed 20 January 2008. ^  "Hemifacial Microsomia" at the Childrens Hospital and Health System of Wisconsin. Accessed 20 January 2008. External links
GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on Craniofacial Microsomia Overview
A Bartons fracture is a type of wrist injury where there is a broken bone associated with a dislocated bone in the wrist, typically occurring after falling on top of a bent wrist. It is an intra-articular fracture of the distal radius with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint.There exist two types of Bartons fracture – dorsal and palmar, the latter being more common. The Bartons fracture is caused by a fall on an extended and pronated wrist increasing carpal compression force on the dorsal rim. Intra-articular component distinguishes this fracture from a Smiths or a Colles fracture. Treatment of this fracture is usually done by open reduction and internal fixation with a plate and screws, but occasionally the fracture can be treated conservatively. Eponym
It is named after John Rhea Barton (1794–1871), an American surgeon who first described this in 1838. Additional images
References
External links
01217 at CHORUS