Resorbable versus titanium osteosynthesis devices in bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy of the mandible - The results of a two centre randomised clinical study with an eight-year follow-up

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 522-528

  Stockmann, Philipp ^a   Böhm, Hartmut ^b   Driemel, Oliver ^d   Mühling, Joachim ^c   Pistner, Hans ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d Oral and Maxillofacial Practice   (Germany)

^e HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

controlled clinical trial; orthognathic surgery; polylactide; Resorbable osteosynthesis

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIXATION DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; JAW MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE OSTEOTOMY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPLIT RAMUS OSTEOTOMY OF THE MANDIBLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; LACTIC ACID; MANDIBLE; ORTHOGNATHIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; PLIABILITY; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNATHISM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROGNATHISM; SHEAR STRENGTH; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956697540     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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