New developments in craniofacial surgery research

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 377-387

  Mehrara, Babak J ^a   Longaker, Michael T ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial suture biology; Craniofacial disorders; Distraction osteogenesis; Fetal model; Fetal surgery

Indexed keywords

CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; CRANIAL SUTURE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; EPITHELIZATION; FETUS SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; CRANIAL SUTURES; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; FACE; FETUS; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; RESEARCH; SKULL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0032878969     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569(1999)036<0377:NDICSR>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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