One miniplate versus two in the management of mandibular angle fractures: A prospective randomised study

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-225

  Siddiqui, Arshad ^a   Markose, George ^b   Moos, Khursheed F ^c   McMahon, Jeremy ^d   Ayoub, Ashraf F ^c,e  

^a NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

^b CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Mandibular angle; Miniplate; Osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MORBIDITY; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; HYPESTHESIA; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; LIP DISEASES; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TITANIUM;

EID: 33847127855     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.08.016     Document Type: Article

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