Comparison of titanium and biodegradable miniplates for fixation of mandibular fractures

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2065-2069

  Lee, Hyo Bin ^a   Oh, Ji Su ^a   Kim, Su Gwan ^a   Kim, Hak Kyun ^a   Moon, Seong Yong ^a   Kim, Young Kyun ^b   Yun, Pil Young ^b   Son, Jun Sik ^c  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c The University of Texas at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TITANIUM; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE NONUNION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MALE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYESTERS; TITANIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956627022     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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