Comparison of biomechanical behaviour of maxilla following Le Fort I osteotomy with 2- versus 4-plate fixation using 3D-FEA. Part 1: Advancement surgery

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1117-1124

  Atac M S ^a   Erkmen, E ^a   Yucel E ^a   Kurt, A ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

3D finite element analysis; advancement surgery; internal fixation; Le Fort 1 osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MAXILLA; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; PLATE FIXATION; PYRIFORM CORTEX; SIMULATION; STRESS; ZYGOMA;

BICUSPID; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAXILLA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLAR; NASAL CAVITY; ORBIT; OSTEOTOMY, LE FORT; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZYGOMA;

EID: 58149470719     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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