An experimental study of the biomechanical stability of ultrasound-activated pinned (SonicWeld Rx® + Resorb-X®) and screwed fixed (Resorb-X®) resorbable materials for osteosynthesis in the treatment of simulated craniosynostosis in sheep

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 451-456

  Pilling, E ^a   Meissner, H ^a   Jung, R ^a   Koch, R ^a   Loukota, R ^b   Mai, R ^a   Reitemeier, B ^a   Richter, G ^a   Stadlinger, B ^a   Stelnicki, E ^c   Eckelt, U ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Memorial Medical Office Centre   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniosynostosis; Osteosynthesis; Resorbable plates; SonicWeld

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CRANIOTOMY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROCESS MODEL; SHEEP; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME; TORQUE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; CRANIOTOMY; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HEAT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; PLIABILITY; POLYESTERS; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SKULL; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 34547562602     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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