The use of biodegradable plates and screws to stabilize facial fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-39

  Bell, R Bryan ^a,b,c   Kindsfater, Craig S ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESTHETICS; FACE FRACTURE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29144477295     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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