Monobloc and Facial Bipartition Osteotomies: A Step-by-Step Description of the Surgical Technique

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-250

  Posnick, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apert syndrome; Craniofacial dysostosis syndromes; Crouzon syndrome; Facial bipartition osteotomy; Monobloc osteotomy; Pfeiffer syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CROUZON SYNDROME; FACE; FACE GROWTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOTOMY; SKULL;

EID: 0029885534     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199605000-00013     Document Type: Article

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