Management of Fractures Through the Angle of the Mandible

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-174

  Ellis III, Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angle fracture; Mandibular fracture; Miniplate

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; TOOTH INJURY;

BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOOTH INJURIES;

EID: 63449101395     PISSN: 10423699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coms.2008.12.004     Document Type: Review

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