The sphenozygomatic suture as a key site for osteosynthesis of the orbitozygomatic complex in panfacial fractures: A biomechanical study in human cadavers based on clinical practice

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1472-1475

  Manson, Paul N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRANIAL SUTURE; FORCE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METAL IMPLANTATION; NOTE; ORBIT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHENOZYGOMATIC SUTURE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ZYGOMA;

EID: 0036839154     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200211000-00013     Document Type: Note

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