Comparative evaluation of ten different condylar base fracture osteosynthesis techniques

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 527-531

  Pilling, Eckart ^a   Eckelt, Uwe ^b   Loukota, Richard ^c   Schneider, Konrad ^d   Stadlinger, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal study; Condylar neck fracture; Osteosynthesis; Stability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MINIPIG; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77957374287     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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