Microscopic anatomy of the infraorbital canal, nerve, and foramen

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 692-697

  Kazkayasi, Mustafa ^a,b   Ergin, Ahmet ^a   Ersoy, Mehmet ^a   Tekdemir, Ibrahim ^a   Elhan, Alaittin ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRAORBITAL CANAL; INFRAORBITAL FORAMEN; INFRAORBITAL NERVE; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY; MORPHOMETRICS; ORBIT; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0345097616     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(03)01575-4     Document Type: Article

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