Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 513-522 , March 2008

Temporal Bone Fractures: A Review for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

  • Michael Gladwell, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Resident, Department of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
    • ,
  • Christopher Viozzi, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mayo Clinic, and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Viozzi: Mayo Clinic, Department of Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.08.039

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 513-522 , March 2008

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