title: Is wire osteosynthesis obsolete for fixation of Le Fort I osteotomies?
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Zurich, Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Haers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oechslin
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Sailer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric