A bioabsorbable poly-L-lactide miniplate and screw system for osteosynthesis in oral and maxillofacial surgery

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 941-945

  Bessho, Kazuhisa ^a   Iizuka, Tadahiko ^a   Murakami, Ken Ichiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYLACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MAXILLA FRACTURE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; ORAL SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

EID: 0030954702     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(97)90065-3     Document Type: Article

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