Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 462-469 , March 2007

A New Proposal of Classification of Zygomatic Arch Fractures

  • İrfan Özyazgan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Özyazgan: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, 38039 Melikgazi, Kayseri, Turkey
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  • Galip K. Günay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
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  • Teoman Eskitaşçıoǧlu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
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  • Mehmet Özköse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Specialist, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.
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  • Atilla Çoruh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.12.079

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 462-469 , March 2007

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