Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 4 , Pages 414-421 , April 2007

Cleft palate repair with the use of osmotic expanders: a preliminary report

  • Kazimierz F. Kobus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical University in Wroclaw, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Specialistic Medical Center in Polanica Zdroj, Jana Pawla II Street 2, 57-320 Polanica Zdroj, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Plastic Surgery, SCM in Polanica Zdroj, Jana Pawla II Street 2, 57-320 Polanica Zdroj, Poland. Tel. +48 74 86 21 151 Fax: +48 74 86 21 158.
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Received 30 August 2005 ,Accepted 1 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.01.053

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 60, Issue 4 , Pages 414-421 , April 2007

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