Blindness as a complication of Le Fort I osteotomy for maxillary distraction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 688-698

  Lo, Lun Jou ^a   Hung, Kai Fong ^a   Chen, Yu Ray ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLEFT LIP; CLEFT PALATE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA HYPOPLASIA; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; STEROID THERAPY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036166162     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200202000-00041     Document Type: Article

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