Infections associated with locking reconstruction plates: A retrospective review

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 462-466

  Kirkpatrick, David ^b   Gandhi, Rahul ^b   Van Sickels, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; EDENTULOUSNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SMOKING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037382676     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joms.2003.50089     Document Type: Article

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