Outcome analysis for correction of single suture craniosynostosis using resorbable fixation

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 451-455

  Losken, Albert ^a   Williams, J Kerwin ^a,b   Burstein, Fernando D ^a   Cohen, Steven R ^a   Hudgins, Roger ^a   Boydston, William ^a   Reisner, Andrew ^a   Simms, Catherine ^a  

^a Center for Craniofacial Disorders   (United States)

^b Atlanta Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Resorbable fixation; Single suture; Titanium

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035746157     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200109000-00009     Document Type: Article

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