The 2-piece Le Fort I osteotomy for cranial base access: An evaluation of 9 patients

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 482-486

  Eisig, Sidney B ^a,c   Feghali, Joseph ^a,b   Hall, Craig ^a   Goodrich, James T ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL BASE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034060087     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(00)90006-5     Document Type: Article

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