Rigid fixation of the calvaria in craniosynostosis without using "rigid" fixation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-38

  Fearon, Jeffrey A ^a,b  

^a The Craniofacial Center Texas   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYDIOXANONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALVARIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CRANIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOTOMY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037214351     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200301000-00005     Document Type: Article

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