Fixation with reconstruction plates under critical conditions: The role of screw characteristics

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 469-473

  Söderholm, Anna Lisa ^c   Rahn, Berton A ^a   Skutnabb, Kai ^b   Lindqvist, Christian ^c  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fixation; Mandible; Reconstruction plate; Screw characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MANDIBLE PROSTHESIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SHEEP; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ANIMALS; BONE PLATES; BONE RESORPTION; BONE SCREWS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MANDIBULAR PROSTHESIS; OSTEONECROSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SHEEP; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

EID: 0030337727     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0901-5027(96)80086-5     Document Type: Article

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