Do expansile cranial springs erode through the cranium?

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 168-170

  Davis, Charles ^a   Windh, Per ^a   Lauritzen, Claes G K ^a  

^a Central and Southern New Zealand Craniofacial Program   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cranial erosion; Spring cranioplasty

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DISEASE MODEL; EXPANSILE CRANIAL SPRING; FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SKULL; SUTURE; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650229813     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318191cf1d     Document Type: Article

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