Hardware Removal in Craniomaxillofacial Trauma
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Hardware Removal in Craniomaxillofacial Trauma
BACKGROUND Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) fractures are typically treated with open reduction and internal fixation. Open reduction and internal fixation can be complicated by hardware exposure or infection. The literature often does not differentiate between these 2 entities; so for this study, we have considered all hardware exposures as hardware infections. Approximately 5% of adults with CMF tra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Plastic Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0148-7043
DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000000194