title: Bone healing in the presence of implantable fixation devices in children and in adults.
authors.forename: Mutaz B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Habal
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology