Biomechanical Evaluation of Different Types of Rigid Internal Fixation Techniques for Subcondylar Fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1510-1516

  Tominaga, Kazuhiro ^a   Habu, Manabu ^a   Khanal, Amit ^a   Mimori, Yasuhiro ^a   Yoshioka, Izumi ^a   Fukuda, Jinichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BITE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; FORCE; FRACTURE FIXATION; MACHINE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RIGIDITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; LACTIC ACID; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MINIATURIZATION; MODELS, ANATOMIC; POLYMERS;

EID: 33748569454     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.03.038     Document Type: Article

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