RIGID FIXATION OF MANDIBULAR OSTEOTOMIES BY AN INTRAORAL APPROACH - TECHNIQUE AND INSTRUMENTATION

被引:3
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作者
COHEN, SR
KAWAMOTO, HK
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN, MED CTR, PLAST & RECONSTRUCT SURG SECT, CRANIOFACIAL ANOMALIES PROGRAM, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, MED CTR, DIV PLAST & RECONSTRUCT SURG, LOS ANGELES, CA USA
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D O I
10.1097/00006534-199304000-00031
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R61 [外科手术学];
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摘要
The state of the art of mandibular surgery has rapidly progressed. Intermaxillary fixation has been replaced by rigid osteosynthesis performed through percutaneous stab wounds. The intraoral approach, however, has been hampered by the lack of proper instrumentation. We report on 27 patients in whom rigid fixation of mandibular osteotomies was accomplished transorally with perpendicularly placed bicortical screws using a specially designed retractor, an electric right-angle drill, and a manual and electric right-angle screwdriver.
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页码:739 / 743
页数:5
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