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.
Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, SA6 6NL. andrew_gibbons@hotmail.com
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Gibbons
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JM
Baden
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Monaghan
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DK
Dhariwal
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Hodder
D001863:Bone Screws; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007572:Jaw Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008889:Military Personnel; D014857:Warfare