Growing skull fracture after cranial vault reshaping in infancy

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-75

  Yamamoto, Mitsuhiro ^a   Moore, Mark H ^a   Hanieh, Ahmad ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Growing fractures; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; BRAIN GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL SURGERY;

EID: 0031984957     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199801000-00015     Document Type: Article

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