Primary and secondary orbit surgery: The transconjunctival approach

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1124-1128

  Lorenz, H Peter ^a   Longaker, Michael T ^b   Kawamoto Jr , Henry K ^b  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECTROPION; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORBIT FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032978692     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199904010-00003     Document Type: Article

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