Use of Straight and Curved 3-Dimensional Titanium Miniplates for Fracture Fixation at the Mandibular Angle

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1758-1763

  Zix, Juergen ^a   Lieger, Olivier ^a   Iizuka, Tateyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MOLAR TOOTH; OPEN REDUCTION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; SURGICAL APPROACH; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOM; TITANIUM MINIPLATE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE PLATES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MALE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; MINIATURIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 34547962053     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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