Le Fort III osteotomy: A new internal positioned distractor

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 882-889

  Riediger, Dieter ^a   Poukens, Jules M N ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; DISTRACTOR; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MIDFACE HYPOPLASIA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SCAR FORMATION;

EID: 0042672606     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(03)00244-1     Document Type: Article

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