Stability testing of a two miniplate fixation technique for mandibular angle fractures. An in vitro study.
In the case of mandibular angle fractures, a two miniplate fixation technique in which one plate is applied ventral to the oblique line and a second plate at the inferior border of the buccal cortex was used to stabilize the fracture. In this paper, the stability of the two miniplate fixation technique was tested in a three-dimensional in vitro model. The results of this study showed that in cases of angle fractures this fixation technique provides stable fixation under functional loading.
Choi
B H
BH
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, South Korea.
Yoo
J H
JH
Kim
K N
KN
Kang
H S
HS
D001860:Bone Plates; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008953:Models, Anatomic