Orbital stress analysis, part IV: Use of a "stiffness-Graded" biodegradable implants to repair orbital blow-out fracture

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-130

  Al Sukhun, Jehad ^a   Penttilä, Heikki ^b   Ashammakhi, Nureddin ^c  

^a Euro Oral Hammaslääkärikeskus ^*  (Finland)

^b Kotka Central Hospital   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Orbital stress analysis; Stiffness graded biodegradable plate

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REMODELING; CALLUS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; ORBIT; ORBIT FRACTURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE REMODELING; BONY CALLUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORBIT; ORBITAL FRACTURES; PLIABILITY; POLYESTERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84858138954     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318240fc92     Document Type: Article

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