Fixation of comminuted diacapitular fractures of the mandibular condyle with ultrasound-activated resorbable pins

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 482-484

  Abdel Galil, Khalid ^a   Loukota, Richard ^a  

^a LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condylar fractures; Resorbable osteosynthesis; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BONE NAILS; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 49049108864     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.11.025     Document Type: Article

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