Cranial bone fixation in infants and children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 225-230

  Winston, Ken R ^a   Wang, Marjorie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial bone fixation; Cranial flap fixation; Craniotomy technique; History of cranial bone fixation

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033507578     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028867     Document Type: Article

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