Fixation of zygomatic fractures with a biodegradable copolymer osteosynthesis system: Short- and long-term results

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-26

  Enislidis, Georg ^a,c   Lagogiannis, G ^b   Wittwer, G ^a   Glaser, C ^a   Ewers, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b St Savvas Oncology Hospital   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Fracture; Zygoma

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYGLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ZYGOMATIC FRACTURES;

EID: 11844272652     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2004.03.020     Document Type: Article

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