Closed-field titanium magnets for the retention of complex craniofacial prostheses

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 668-670

  Alvi, R ^a   McPhail, J ^a   Hancock, K ^a  

^a WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniofacial reconstruction; Magnets; Osseointegration; Prosthetics

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; ADHESIVE AGENT; CELLULOSE; LATEX; SILICONE; TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; FACE BURN; FEMALE; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; MAGNET; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036460370     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2002.3962     Document Type: Article

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