Two load sharing plates fixation in mandibular condylar fractures: Biomechanical basis

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 385-390

  Parascandolo, Salvatore ^a   Spinzia, Alessia ^b   Parascandolo, Stefano ^a   Piombino, Pasquale ^b   Califano, Luigi ^b  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

compressive stress patterns; fixation with two plates; mandibular condylar fractures; tensile stress patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STABILITY; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PLATE FIXATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DEVICES; HUMAN; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROCEDURES; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANATOMIC; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 77952585088     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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