The edentulous Le Fort fracture

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 298-307

  Crawley, William A ^b   Azman, Phyllis ^b   Clark, Norman ^b   Robertson, Bradley ^b   Slezak, Sheri ^b   Kolk, Craig Vander ^b   Manson, Paul N ^a  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Edentulous maxillary fractures; Le Fort fracture; Maxillomandibular fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EDENTULOUSNESS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030793022     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199707000-00013     Document Type: Article

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