Fixation of intracapsular fractures of the condylar head with bioabsorbable screws

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 244-248

  Oki, Koichiro ^a,c   Hyakusoku, Hiko ^b   Aoki, Ritsu ^b   Murakami, Masahiro ^b   Oki, Kotoho ^a  

^a Central Aizu General Hospital   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable screws; Condylar head; Lag screw methods; Mandiblar fractures; Three dimensional (3D) CT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRACAPSULAR CONDYLAR HEAD FRACTURE; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SYMPTOM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33747584357     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310510042358     Document Type: Article

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