Clinical anatomy of the superior orbital fissure and the orbital apex

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 346-353

  Reymond, Jerzy ^a   Kwiatkowski, Jan ^a   Wysocki, Jarosław ^b,c  

^a Specialist Hospital in Radom   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF HEARING   (Poland)

Author keywords

anatomy; case report; dimensions; orbital apex syndrome; superior orbital fissure

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MICROSCOPE; MICROSURGERY; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; ORBIT; ORBITAL APEX; POLAND; SUPERIOR ORBIT FISSURE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; BICYCLING; CADAVER; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; ORBIT; ORBITAL DISEASES; ORBITAL FRACTURES; SYNDROME; VEINS;

EID: 48949116121     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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