Mandibular fractures that have healed are not weakened permanently: Series of nine patients who sustained mandibular fractures at different sites on two separate occasions

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 209-212

  Elrasheed, Adel ^a   Toma, Qais ^a   Cousin, Gary C S ^a  

^a ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injury after mandibular fractures have healed; Recurrent mandibular fractures; Repeated mandibular fracture patterns; Stress shielding of mandibular fractures

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; REOPERATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953645938     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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