Segment stability in bimaxillary orthognathic surgery after resorbable poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) versus titanium osteosyntheses

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1216-1229

  Landes, Constantin A ^a,b   Ballon, Alexander ^a   Sader, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b Kiefer und Plastische Gesichtschirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Orthognathic surgery; PLGA; Poly(L lactide co glycolide); Resorbable osteosyntheses

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34948873116     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31814b29df     Document Type: Article

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