title: A mathematical model for mandibular distraction osteogenesis.
abstract: In this paper, we look at the mechanobiological processes involved in mandibular distraction and, as a first approximation, propose an elastoplastic uniaxial model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Functional Restoration, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Schendel
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Heegaard
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D019186:Mandibular Advancement; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction