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Review
. 1990 Dec;23(6):1109-19.

Facial fractures and bone healing in the geriatric patient

C D Friedman  1 , P D Costantino
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  • PMID: 2074984
Review

Facial fractures and bone healing in the geriatric patient

C D Friedman et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1990 Dec.

Abstract

A discussion of the biology of bone healing serves as the basis for a review of the clinical management of maxillofacial skeletal injury in the geriatric patient. Age-related changes in the facial skeleton and fractures of the edentulous mandible are described in detail.

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