Treatment methods for fractures of the mandibular angle

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 243-252

  Ellis III, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone plates; Fracture fixation; Mandibular fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC;

EID: 0033169243     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0901-5027(99)80152-0     Document Type: Article

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