Degradation Rate of Delta (Resorbable) Internal Fixation: Report of 2 Cases

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 250-255

  Ricalde, Pat ^a,b   Posnick, Jeffrey C ^a,c,d  

^a Posnick Center for Facial Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^b Orlando Oral and Facial Surgery   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Posnick Ctr for Facial Plast Surg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIODEGRADATION; BIORESORPTION; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; SKULL MALFORMATION; SKULL SURGERY;

EID: 0942298067     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2003.04.016     Document Type: Article

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