Comparison of locking and nonlocking plates in the treatment of mandibular condyle fractures

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2009 Sep;108(3):328-34. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.04.026. Epub 2009 Jul 1.

Authors

Rudolf Seemann¹, Bernd Frerich, Stefan Müller, Robert Koenke, Oliver Ploder, Kurt Schicho, Joszef Piffko, Paul Poeschl, Arne Wagner, Felix Wanschitz, Gerald Krennmair, Rolf Ewers, Clemens Klug

Affiliation

¹ University Clinic of Craniomaxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 19574070
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.04.026

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Bone Plates*
Bone Screws*
Endoscopes
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure
Follow-Up Studies
Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation*
Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods
Fracture Healing
Humans
Mandibular Condyle / injuries*
Mandibular Condyle / surgery
Mandibular Fractures / surgery*
Prospective Studies
Reoperation
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology