A drill-free bone screw for intermaxillary fixation in military casualties.
Drill-free bone screws are a simple and quick method of establishing intermaxillary fixation requiring a minimum amount of specialist training or equipment. These screws offer significant advantages over other methods of intermaxillary fixation and are well suited for use in military casualties.
Gibbons
A J
AJ
Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL. andrew_gibbons@hotmail.com
Baden
J M
JM
Monaghan
A M
AM
Dhariwal
D K
DK
Hodder
S C
SC
D001863:Bone Screws; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007572:Jaw Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008889:Military Personnel; D014857:Warfare