Thyroid cartilage fracture: Treatment with biodegradable plates

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-160

  Tasca, R A ^a   Sherman, I W ^a   Wood, G D ^a  

^a ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Fracture; Operative; Surgical Procedures; Thyroid cartilage

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; LARYNGOPLASTY; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; RUGBY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FOOTBALL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, CARTILAGE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; THYROID CARTILAGE; VOICE DISORDERS;

EID: 38949094939     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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