The mandibular foramen: An anatomic study and its relevance to the sagittal ramus osteotomy

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 475-479

  Daw Jr , Joseph L ^a,c   De La Paz, Michael G ^b   Han, Hongshik ^a   Aitken, Marguerite E ^a   Patel, Pravin K ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy of mandible; Mandibular foramen; Sagittal ramus osteotomy; Unfavorable split

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE OSTEOTOMY; MANDIBULAR NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032762927     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199911000-00005     Document Type: Article

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