A computer study of fracture mobility and strain on biodegradable plates used for fixation of mandibular fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 973-981

  Tams, Jan ^a   Otten, Bert ^b   Van Loon, Jan Paul ^a   Bos, Rudolf R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BONE PLATE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MASTICATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PLATE FIXATION;

EID: 0032775263     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(99)90020-4     Document Type: Article

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