A comparison of combinations of titanium and resorbable plating systems for repair of isolated zygomatic fractures in the adult: A quantitative biomechanical study

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 402-408

  Hanemann Jr , Michael ^a   Simmons, Oliver ^a   Jain, Sonu ^a   Baratta, Richard ^a   Guerra, Aldo Benjamin ^b,c   Metzinger, Stephen Eric ^b,c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HLTH SCI C   (United States)

^b Aesthetic Surgical Associates   (United States)

^c McCollough Institute for Appearance and Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Resorbable treatment; Titanium; Zygomatic fractures

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE SURGERY; FORCE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRONTAL BONE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFRAORBITAL RIM; MASSETER MUSCLE; MAXILLA; MECHANICAL FAILURE; METAL IMPLANTATION; ORBIT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRENGTH; TITANIUM MINIPLATE; ZYGOMA; ZYGOMA ARCH FRACTURE; ZYGOMATICOFRONTAL SUTURE; ZYGOMATICOMAXILLARY BUTTRESS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE RESORPTION; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; TITANIUM; ZYGOMATIC FRACTURES;

EID: 15944415050     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000151484.59846.62     Document Type: Article

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