Epidemiology and management of orbital fractures

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 416-421

  Cruz, Antonio Augusto V ^a   Eichenberger, Gustavo C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blowout; Fractures; Orbit; Surgery; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BLOWOUT FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ETHMOID BONE; EYE INJURY; FACIAL BONE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORBIT FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE;

HUMANS; ORBITAL FRACTURES;

EID: 4644301401     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icu.0000136113.56288.87     Document Type: Review

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