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Case Reports
. 2025 Feb;24(1):162-165.
doi: 10.1007/s12663-022-01823-1. Epub 2022 Nov 12.

Frontal Sinocutaneous Fistula with Frontal Osteomyelitis as a Delayed Complication of Bone Wax Obliteration of Frontal Sinus Fracture

Arunkumar Shadamarshan Rengasayee  1 , Rohit Sharma  2 , Nitesh Agrawal  3
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Frontal Sinocutaneous Fistula with Frontal Osteomyelitis as a Delayed Complication of Bone Wax Obliteration of Frontal Sinus Fracture

Arunkumar Shadamarshan Rengasayee et al. J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2025 Feb.
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