title: Ultrasound-aided resorbable osteosynthesis of fractures of the mandibular condylar base: an experimental study in sheep.
abstract: We evaluated the osteosynthesis of condylar fractures using resorbable mini plates and ultrasound-aided insertion of pins clinically and histologically. Stability was greater than that with resorbable screws because of the fusion of pin and plate. Long term evaluation showed complete resorption of the polymeric osteosynthesis material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University of Dresden, Germany. Matthias.Schneider@uniklinikum-dresden.de
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seinige
authors.forename: Eckart
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pilling
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rasse
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loukota
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stadlinger
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Eckelt
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001857:Bone Matrix / Q000473:pathology; D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D001863:Bone Screws; D002146:Bony Callus / Q000473:pathology; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000473:pathology; D010011:Osteocytes / Q000473:pathology; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry; D012756:Sheep; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011091:Polyesters; C033616:poly(lactide); D014025:Titanium