Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 245-247 , June 2010

Tessier number 4 bilateral orbito-facial cleft: A 26-year follow-up

  • Boris Laure, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Maxillo-Facial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Clocheville Hospital, 37044 Tours Cedex, France
    • University François Rabelais, Faculty of Medicine of Tours, 2bis Boulevard Tonnellé, 37000 Tours, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr. Boris LAURE, Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale et Plastique de la Face, Hôpital Trousseau, 37044 Tours Cedex, France. Tel.: +33 247 474 640; Fax: +33 247 478 529.
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  • Arnaud Picard, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Maxillo-Facial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Clocheville Hospital, 37044 Tours Cedex, France
    • University François Rabelais, Faculty of Medicine of Tours, 2bis Boulevard Tonnellé, 37000 Tours, France
    • ,
  • Béatrice Bonin-Goga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Maxillo-Facial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Clocheville Hospital, 37044 Tours Cedex, France
    • University François Rabelais, Faculty of Medicine of Tours, 2bis Boulevard Tonnellé, 37000 Tours, France
    • ,
  • Anne Letouze, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Surgery, Clocheville Hospital, 37044 Tours Cedex, France
    • University François Rabelais, Faculty of Medicine of Tours, 2bis Boulevard Tonnellé, 37000 Tours, France
    • ,
  • Anaïs Petraud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Maxillo-Facial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Clocheville Hospital, 37044 Tours Cedex, France
    • University François Rabelais, Faculty of Medicine of Tours, 2bis Boulevard Tonnellé, 37000 Tours, France
    • ,
  • Dominique Goga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Maxillo-Facial and Plastic Facial Surgery, Clocheville Hospital, 37044 Tours Cedex, France
    • University François Rabelais, Faculty of Medicine of Tours, 2bis Boulevard Tonnellé, 37000 Tours, France

Received 8 December 2008 ,Accepted 5 June 2009.

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PII: S1010-5182(09)00106-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.06.008

Journal of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 245-247 , June 2010

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