British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 399-401 , July 2007

Fixation of dicapitular fractures of the mandibular condyle with a headless bone screw

  • R.A. Loukota

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,Accepted 4 December 2005.

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PII: S0266-4356(05)00363-3

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.12.002

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 399-401 , July 2007