Analysis of complications in fractures of the mandibular angle - A study with finite element computation and evaluation of data of 277 patients

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 290-295

  Feller, Kay Uwe ^a   Schneider, Matthias ^a,b   Hlawitschka, Matthias ^a   Pfeifer, Gunter ^b   Lauer, Günter ^a   Eckelt, Uwe ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications; Finite element computations; Fracture fixation; Mandibular angle fracture; Mechanical stability

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTITION; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLATE FIXATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0242319477     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-5182(03)00015-5     Document Type: Article

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