Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Oversized hardcover, September 2008, pp 147-307 (+VII), illustrated throughout on glossy paper, NOT ex-library. A clean and bright copy with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps; very good firm binding. Boards show minor handling wear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Guest Editors Joseph Van Sickels and Bethany Serafin present a comprehensive look at distraction and its operative techniques. Articles will highlight bone healing and the influence of distraction osteogenesis, distractor design and options, intra-arch distraction, indications for alveolar distraction, vertical and horizontal lengthening of the ramus and body, maxillary advancement, midface distraction, and orthopedic and orthodontic manipulation with distraction. CONTENTS: The Influence of Mechanical Environment on Bone Healing and Distraction Osteogenesis (Marnie M. Saunders, Janice S. Lee); Distractor Design and Options (Joseph E. Van Sickels, Likith V. Reddy); Intra-Arch Distraction (Marianela Gonzalez, Cesar A. Guerrero); Alveolar Modification by Distraction Osteogenesis (Ole T. Jensen, Michael Block); Vertical and Horizontal Mandibular Lengthening of the Ramus and Body (Marianela Gonzalez, Mark Egbert, Cesar A. Guerrero, Joseph E. Van Sickels); Maxillary Advancement by Distraction Osteogenesis (Likith V. Reddy, Haithem M. Elhadi); Midfacial Distraction Osteogenesis (George K.B. Sándor, Leena P. Ylikontiola, Willy Serlo, Pertti M. Pirttiniemi); Orthopedic and Orthodontic Management of Distal Segment Position During Distraction Osteogenesis (Pamela R. Hanson, Michael B. Melugin); Mandible Reconstruction with Transport Distraction Osteogenesis (Daniel Spagnoli).