title: Three-dimensional fixation of fractures of the mandibular condyle with a resorbable three-dimensional osteosynthesis mesh.
abstract: We describe the use of a resorbable mesh fixed by ultrasound-activated pins, and report the satisfactory outcome in the first 5 patients treated.
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: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stadlinger
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loukota
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Eckelt
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh