Quantification of clival and paraclival exposure in the Le Fort I transmaxillary transpterygoid approach: A microanatomical study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1011-1018

  Boari, Nicola ^a   Roberti, Fabio ^c   Biglioli, Federico ^b   Caputy, Anthony J ^c   Mortini, Pietro ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Clivus; Le Fort I osteotomy; Transmaxillary approach

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; LATEX;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLIVUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MAXILLA; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSMAXILLARY TRANSPTERYGOID APPROACH;

CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; HUMANS; MAXILLA; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 78149293628     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.4.JNS091887     Document Type: Article

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