Fracture properties of the human mandible

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 326-330

  Unnewehr, M ^a   Homann, C ^b   Schmidt, P F ^a   Sotony, P ^c   Fischer, G ^d   Brinkmann, B ^a   Bajanowski, T ^a   DuChesne, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Mandibular fracture; Strain gauge measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE;

EID: 0348108064     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-003-0391-6     Document Type: Article

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