Symptomatic plate removal in maxillofacial trauma: A review of 76 cases

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 603-607

  Murthy, Ananth S ^a   Lehman Jr , James A ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Akron Plastic Surgeons Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Infected plate; Internal fixation; Maxillofacial trauma; Plate removal

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SKULL FRACTURES; ZYGOMA;

EID: 29244442292     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000183802.38116.37     Document Type: Review

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