British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 296-300 , August 2006

Postoperative fractures of the lingual plate after bilateral sagittal split osteotomies

  • H. Witherow

      Affiliations

    • St Georges Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, Tooting, SW17 0QT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • D. Offord

      Affiliations

    • Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, London, UK
    • ,
  • J. Eliahoo

      Affiliations

    • Research and Development Directorate, University College London Hospital NHS Trust, UK
    • ,
  • A. Stewart

      Affiliations

    • St Georges Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, Tooting, SW17 0QT, UK

,Accepted 20 June 2005.

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PII: S0266-4356(05)00216-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.06.027

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 4 , Pages 296-300 , August 2006

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