Comparison of fixation strengths of locking head and conventional screws, in fracture and reconstruction models

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 468-473

  Sikes Jr , James W ^a,b,d   Smith, Brian R ^a,c   Mukherjee, Debi P ^a,c   Coward, Keith A ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Div of Oral and Maxillofacial Surg

^c Dept Oral and Maxillofacial Surg ^*

^d Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CATTLE; FRACTURE FIXATION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; NONHUMAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031982064     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(98)90715-7     Document Type: Article

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