British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 265-271 , June 2007

Changes in the inferior alveolar nerve following sagittal split ramus osteotomy in monkeys: A comparison of monocortical and bicortical fixation

  • J. Hu

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. Tel.: +86 28 8550 2334; fax: +86 28 8558 2167.
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  • Q. Zhao
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  • J. Tang
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  • Z. Zheng
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  • M.C. Qi

,Accepted 21 August 2006.

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PII: S0266-4356(06)00157-4

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.08.008

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 4 , Pages 265-271 , June 2007

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