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 1463-1471

  Rohner, Dennis ^a,b,c,d   Tay, Andrew ^a,b,c,d   Meng, Chung Sew ^a,b,c,d   Hutmacher, Dietmar W ^a,b,c,d   Hammer, Beat ^a,b,c,d  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRANIAL SUTURE; FACE FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; METAL IMPLANTATION; ORBIT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; SKULL; SPHENOID; SPHENOZYGOMATIC SUTURE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ZYGOMA;

EID: 0036839534     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200211000-00012     Document Type: Article

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