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