Reconstruction of saddle nose deformities using porous polyethylene implant

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 38-41

  Türegün, Murat ^a,b   Şengezer, Mustafa ^a   Güler, Mümtaz ^a  

^a GATA Plastik ve Rekonstrüktif Cerrahi AD ^*

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Porous polyethylene implant; Saddle nose deformity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; NOSE MALFORMATION; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2642621562     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002669900163     Document Type: Article

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