Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 12 , Pages 2636-2638 , December 2009

Treatment of Linear Mandibular Fractures Using a Single 2.0-mm AO Locking Reconstruction Plate: Is a Second Plate Necessary?

  • Paolo Scolozzi, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Service of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Scolozzi: Service of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Genève, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Alvaro Martinez, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Chief Resident, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Bertrand Jaques, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Head and Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

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PII: S0278-2391(09)00553-9

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.04.050

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 12 , Pages 2636-2638 , December 2009

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