Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1573-1579 , December 2009

Animal experimental study on repairing alveolar clefts by using rectilinear distraction osteogenesis

  • Li-shu Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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  • Zhi Tan

      Affiliations

    • Division of the oral and maxillofacial surgery, North Sichuan Medical College
    • ,
  • Qian Zheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No. 14, Section 3, Ren Min Nan Road, Chengdu 610041, People's Republic of China. Tel.: +86 28 61153199, +86 13036670410; fax: +86 28 85502570.
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  • Jun Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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  • Bing Shi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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  • Xing He

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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  • Tian Meng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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  • Da-wei Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Yan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • ,
  • Sheng Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cleft Lip and Palate, West China Stomatological Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China

Received 16 January 2008 ,Accepted 16 June 2008.

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PII: S1748-6815(08)00841-3

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.06.068

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 62, Issue 12 , Pages 1573-1579 , December 2009

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