Surgical model to assess the effects and optimal timing of craniofacial fixation

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 412-417

  Sims, C Derek ^a   Butler, Peter E M ^a   Casanova, Rene ^a   Randolph, Mark A ^a   Ahn, D K ^a   Yaremchuk, Michael J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

In utero craniofacial fetal fixation

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SKULL DEVELOPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE;

EID: 0029825617     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199611000-00004     Document Type: Article

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