Open reduction and internal fixation of dislocated condylar fractures in children: Long-term clinical and radiologic outcomes

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 495-501

  Deleyiannis, Frederic W B ^a,b   Vecchione, Lisa ^a   Martin, Brian ^a   Jiang, Shao ^a   Sotereanos, George ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Scaife Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dislocated condylar fracture; Mandible; Open reduction internal fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROGNATHIA; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 33750336397     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000226943.79337.bf     Document Type: Article

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