Evaluation of bioresorbable vis-à-vis titanium plates and screws for craniofacial fractures and osteotomies

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-333

  Menon, S ^a   Chowdhury, S K R ^b  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Army Dental Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Osteosynthesis; Resorbable system; Zygomatic complex

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

EID: 36148954262     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(07)80008-6     Document Type: Article

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