title: A novel method for transferring press during curvilinear distraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an 710032, PR China. lishengh@fmmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Li-sheng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hong-tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xue
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000601:surgery*; D004548:Elasticity; D004735:Energy Transfer; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011312:Pressure; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties