Biomechanical Optimization of Bone Plates Used in Rigid Fixation of Mandibular Fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 973-985

  Lovald, Scott T ^a   Wagner, Jon D ^b   Baack, Bret ^b  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8-HOLE STRUT PLATE; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FIXATION DEVICE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INCISOR; INTERFLEX II PLATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MOLAR TOOTH; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 64149090686     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.12.032     Document Type: Article

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