Prevention of halo pin complications in post-cranioplasty patients

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 145-149

  van der Meulen, Jacques ^a   Wolvius, Eppo ^a   van der Wal, Karel ^a   Prahl, Birte ^a   Vaandrager, Michiel ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distraction; Halo pin; Intracranial migration; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRANIOPLASTY; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FACE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RIGIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; MALOCCLUSION, ANGLE CLASS III; MAXILLA; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION;

EID: 18144378449     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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