Abnormal Union of Mandibular Fractures: A Review of 84 Cases

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1225-1231

  Li, Zhi ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Li, Zu Bing ^a   Li, Jin Rong ^a  

^a Wuhan University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRACTURE NONUNION; GENDER; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGEON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33746095495     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.04.018     Document Type: Article

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