Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9210523 | Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Based on this experience and a search of the literature, it is hypothesized that distraction osteogenesis is only a reliable reconstructive method in irradiated patients if the cumulative dose to the mandibular bone at the distraction site does not exceed a certain maximum still to be defined.
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Authors
Gerry M. Raghoebar, Johan Jansma, Arjan Vissink, Jan L.N. Roodenburg,