The removal of plates and screws after Le Fort I osteotomy

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-188

  Schmidt, Brian L ^a   Perrott, David H ^b,c   Mahan, Dennis ^d   Kearns, Gerard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0031911754     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(98)90865-5     Document Type: Article

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