Modeling of scaphocephaly using superelastic titanium-nickel rings: A preliminary report

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 504-510

  Kobus, Kazimierz ^a,b,e   Wȩgrzyn, Marek ^b   Lekston, Zdzislaw ^c   Morawiec, Henryk ^c   Drugacz, Jan ^d  

^a University Clinic of Medical Academy   (Poland)

^b Department of Plastic Surgery SCM ^*  (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Craniostenosis; Craniosynostosis; Cranium enlargement; Cranium modeling; Scaphocephaly; Superelastic titanium nickel rings

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; STEEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; ELASTICITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPHOCEPHALIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL; SKULL MALFORMATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLOYS; BONE REMODELING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL SUTURES; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRANIOTOMY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; NICKEL; OCCIPITAL BONE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; PARIETAL BONE; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249802299     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31802cf4ce     Document Type: Article

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