Modern surgical treatment of complex facial fractures: A 6-year review

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 726-731

  Jack, Jason M ^a,b   Stewart, Daniel H ^a,b   Rinker, Brian D ^a,b   Vasconez, Henry C ^a,b   Pu, Lee L Q ^a,b,c  

^a University of Kentucky College of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex facial fractures; Outcome study; Rigid fixation titanium plates

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; ECTROPION; EPIPHORA; ESTHETICS; EVALUATION; FACE DEFORMITY; FACE FRACTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NOSE MALFORMATION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKULL FRACTURES;

EID: 24644465482     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000168766.33238.22     Document Type: Review

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