Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 767-770 , April 2009

Result of Maxillomandibular Fixation Using Intraoral Cortical Bone Screws for Condylar Fractures of the Mandible

  • Mathieu Laurentjoye

      Affiliations

    • Trainee, Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Mr Laurentjoye: Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin, Centre François-Xavier Michelet, Place Amélie Raba-Léon, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France
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  • Claire Majoufre-Lefebvre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France
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  • François Siberchicot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France
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  • Anne Sophie Ricard, MD

      Affiliations

    • Practitioner, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France

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PII: S0278-2391(08)01063-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.06.055

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 767-770 , April 2009

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