title: Resorbable triangular plate for osteosynthesis of fractures of the condylar neck.
abstract: We describe a new design of resorbable plate for use in the treatment of fractures of the condylar neck, and report the outcome of initial treatment in two patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany. guenter.lauer@uniklinikum-dresden.de
authors.forename: Günter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lauer
authors.forename: Winnie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pradel
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leonhardt
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loukota
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Eckelt
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D001860:Bone Plates; D004867:Equipment Design; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D008904:Miniaturization; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*