Cranial expansion in an infant with malignant osteopetrosis.
Mathy
Jon A
JA
Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery (Mathy) Department of Neurosurgery (Proctor) Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, and, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. (Rogers).
Proctor
Mark R
MR
Rogers
Gary F
GF
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010022:Osteopetrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D015626:Tissue Expansion / Q000379:methods*
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