Craniofacial growth in rabbits after rigid or semi-rigid fixation of the frontonasal suture

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 410-419

  Canady, John W ^a   Wayne, Ivan ^b   Fellows, David R ^b   Zimmerman, M Bridget ^b   Laurenzo, John F ^b   Thompson, Sue Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; BONE SCREW; CEPHALOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUZON SYNDROME; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRONTAL BONE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0029741412     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199609000-00004     Document Type: Article

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