Blindness as a complication of Le Fort osteotomies: Role of atypical fracture patterns and distortion of the optic canal

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1409-1421

  Girotto, John A ^a   Davidson, Jack ^a   Wheatly, Michael ^a   Redett, Rick ^a   Muehlberger, Tom ^a   Robertson, Bradley ^a   Zinreich, James ^a   Iliff, Nicholas ^a   Miller, Neil ^a   Manson, Paul N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; OPTIC NERVE LESION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINDNESS; CADAVER; FACIAL BONES; HUMANS; MALE; ORBITAL FRACTURES; OSTEOTOMY; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031753335     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199810000-00013     Document Type: Article

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