International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 424-429 , May 2010

Early secondary closure of alveolar clefts with mandibular symphyseal bone grafts and β-tri calcium phosphate (β-TCP)

  • W.L.J. Weijs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • T.J.H. Siebers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • A.M. Kuijpers-Jagtman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthodontics and Oral Biology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Cleft Palate Craniofacial Unit, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • S.J. Bergé

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • G.J. Meijer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • W.A. Borstlap

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Cleft Palate Craniofacial Unit, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein 14, P.O. Box 9101, NL-6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 24 361 38 01; fax: +31 24 354 11 65.

,Accepted 1 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.02.004

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 424-429 , May 2010

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