Single lag screw fixation for malar fracture (Type B) fixation: Reduction of hardware treatment costs

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-197

  Merten, Hans Albert ^a   Hönig, Johannes Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost; Lag screw; Malar fracture; Osteosynthesis; Zygoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

EID: 2442747416     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199905000-00004     Document Type: Article

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