Intracranial migration of a halo pin during distraction osteogenesis for maxillary hypoplasia: Case report and literature review

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 130-135

  Brown, Rodger ^a,b   Higuera, Stephen ^a   Boyd, Vincent ^a,b   Taylor, Terry ^a,c   Hollier Jr , Larry H ^a,d,e  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

^c Surgery Administration Office

^d BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Texas Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CROUZON SYNDROME; DEVICE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; DURA MATER; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MAXILLA HYPOPLASIA; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SKULL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29144491840     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.09.021     Document Type: Article

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