Transverse lag screw fixation in midline mandibulotomy: A case series

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 334-339

  Serletti, Joseph M ^a   Coniglio, John U ^a   Pacella, Salvatore J ^a   Norante, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lag screws; Mandibulotomy; Oropharyngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0343048383     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940010900318     Document Type: Article

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