Custom porous polyethylene implants for large-scale pediatric skull reconstruction: Early outcomes

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-70

  Lin, Alexander Y ^a   Kinsella, Christopher R ^a   Rottgers, S Alex ^a   Smith, Darren M ^a   Grunwaldt, Lorelei J ^a   Cooper, Gregory M ^a,b,c   Losee, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloplastic implant; Calvaria; Medpor; Porous polyethylene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863282505     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318240c876     Document Type: Article

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