Cranial vault expansion using transcutaneously activated magnetic implants

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 293-299

  Rinehart, Gregory ^a   Forget, Thomas ^a   Zografakis, John ^a   Manepalli, Anantha N ^a   Pittman, Thomas ^a  

^a Cardinal Glennon Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Ilizarov technique; Magnets; Molding helmet

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; HELMET; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; IMPLANTATION; MAGNET; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SKULL MALFORMATION;

ANIMALS; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MAGNETICS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; OSTEOTOMY; RABBITS; SKULL;

EID: 0031696558     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028667     Document Type: Article

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