An audit of mandibular fractures treated by intermaxillary fixation using intraoral cortical bone screws

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 251-254

  Roccia, Fabio ^a,b   Tavolaccini, Amedeo ^a   Dell'acqua, Alessandro ^a   Fasolis, Massimo ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone screws; Intermaxillary fixation; Mandibular fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MOUTH MUCOSA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 21344443900     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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