Early experience with biodegradable fixation for congenital pediatric craniofacial surgery

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 110-115

  Goldstein, Jeffrey A ^a   Quereshy, Faisal A ^a   Cohen, Alan R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone fixation; Resorbable

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CRANIOTOMY; ENCEPHALOCELE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ORBIT RECONSTRUCTION; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031004976     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199703000-00009     Document Type: Article

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