International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 548-553 , June 2010

Use of a temporary screw for alignment and fixation of sagittal mandibular condylar fractures with lateral screws

  • F.W. Meng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China
    • Department of Stomatology, The 359th Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Zhenjiang 212001, China
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  • Y.P. Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Y. Liu and K. Hu, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
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  • K.J. Hu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Y. Liu and K. Hu, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China.
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  • L. Kong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, China

,Accepted 20 January 2010.

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00022-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.01.018

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 548-553 , June 2010

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