Treatment of mandibular angle fractures with a matrix miniplate: A preliminary report

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1711-1716

  Feledy, Jules ^b   Caterson, Edward J ^b   Steger, Shon ^b   Stal, Samuel ^b   Hollier, Larry ^a  

^a Texas Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE ANGLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MATRIX MINIPLATE; MAXILLA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 14944348462     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000142477.77232.F7     Document Type: Article

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