Treatment considerations for comminuted mandibular fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 861-870

  Ellis III, Edward ^a   Muniz, Oscar ^b   Anand, Kapil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 0042242641     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(03)00249-0     Document Type: Article

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