Resorbable plate-screw systems: Clinical applications

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-48

  Çavuşoǧlu, Tarik ^a,d   Yavuzer, Reha ^b   Başterzi, Yavuz ^c   Tuncer, Serhan ^b   Latifoǧlu, Osman ^b  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Absorbable resorbable plate screw; Craniofacial surgery

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESORBABLE PLATE SCREW SYSTEM; SKIN INCISION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; SKULL FRACTURES; SYNOSTOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14144253676     PISSN: 13006738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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