Treatment of severe mandibular fractures using AO reconstruction plates

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 458-461

  Scolozzi, Paolo ^a   Richter, Michel ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE PLATE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MAXILLA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037382768     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/joms.2003.50087     Document Type: Article

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