British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 8 , Pages 648-650 , December 2010

The use of a T-shaped contoured unilocking titanium radial plate for prophylactic internal fixation of the radial osteocutaneous donor site

  • C.M.E. Avery

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 0116 258 6953; fax: +44 0116 258 5205.
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  • S. Parmar

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals of Birmingham, Birmingham, B152TH, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 0121 627 5838.
    • ,
  • Tim Martin

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals of Birmingham, Birmingham, B152TH, United Kingdom
    • Tel.: +44 0121 627 5838.

,Accepted 26 January 2010.

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PII: S0266-4356(10)00041-0

doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2010.01.013

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 8 , Pages 648-650 , December 2010

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