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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul;47(5):414-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.10.005. Epub 2008 Dec 17.

Late onset of abducens palsy after Le Fort I maxillary osteotomy

Liviu M Hanu-Cernat  1 , Timothy Hall
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Case Reports

Late onset of abducens palsy after Le Fort I maxillary osteotomy

Liviu M Hanu-Cernat et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

Abducens nerve palsy after low-level Le Fort 1 maxillary osteotomy is a rare complication, but with few cases reported, its true incidence is not known. We report an unusual case of late postoperative onset of abducens palsy that differs from existing case reports.

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