Publication: Biomechanical comparison of a new technique of mandibular angle fractures: Biplanar and bicortical superior proximal 3 holes and bicortical inferior plate fixation
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2008-01-01
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Miniplates have been used for mandibular angle
fractures during the past 2 decades. The technique
of placing single miniplate at the upper border
based on the tension lines of the fracture was
proposed by Michelet and Champy. The need for a
second miniplate to be applied to the lower
mandible has been discussed recently. Biomechanical comparison of biplanar and monoplanar dualminiplate fixation techniques was investigated by
Haug. Our hypothesis is in dual-miniplate fixation;
the proximal 3 holes of superior border miniplate
could be fixated by bicortical screws. The first 2 are
at the proximal bone segment and are not related to
the tooth and also superior to the alveolar nerve.
Generally, the third molar tooth is extracted because
it is at the fracture site. Hence, the proximal third
hole could also be fixated by bicortical screws. We
define a biplanar dual-miniplate technique in
which the lower plate and the proximal 3 holes of
the upper plate are fixated by bicortical screws. We
have designed a study for biomechanical comparison of our method and popular types of mandibular fixation methods.
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Mühendislik ve Teknoloji, Engineering and Technology, Mühendislik, Bilişim ve Teknoloji (ENG), Engineering, Computing & Technology (ENG), Mandibular angle fractures, biomechanical comparison, miniplate
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Turgut G., Kayali M., Soydan A., Gündüz O., Salman S., Oktar F., Baş L., "Biomechanical comparison of a new technique of mandibular angle fractures: Biplanar and bicortical superior proximal 3 holes and bicortical inferior plate fixation (Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (2008) 19:2 (428-432))", JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.19, ss.871-889, 2008