Condylar fractures during growth: Follow-up of 16 patients

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-92

  Cascone, Piero ^a   Sassano, PierPaolo ^a   Spallaccia, Fabrizio ^a   Rivaroli, Andrea ^a,b   Di Paolo, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Condylar fracture; Condylectomy; Rigid external fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032933795     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199901000-00017     Document Type: Article

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