Critical review of microfixation in pediatric craniofacial surgery

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 301-307

  Goldberg, David S ^a   Bartlett, Scott P ^a   Yu, Jack C ^b   Hunter, Jill V ^c   Whitaker, Linton A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Craniofacial surgery; Craniosynostosis; Microfixation; Microplates; Microscrews; Migration; Plastic surgery; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CROUZON SYNDROME; DURA MATER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRANIOTOMY; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029056151     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: 15363732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199507000-00008     Document Type: Article

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