Resorbable triangular plate for osteosynthesis of fractures of the condylar neck

Günter Lauer; Winnie Pradel; Henry Leonhardt; Richard Loukota; Uwe Eckelt

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.10.008

Resorbable triangular plate for osteosynthesis of fractures of the condylar neck

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Oct;48(7):532-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.10.008. Epub 2009 Nov 3.

Authors

Günter Lauer¹, Winnie Pradel, Henry Leonhardt, Richard Loukota, Uwe Eckelt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany. guenter.lauer@uniklinikum-dresden.de

PMID: 19889489
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.10.008

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.

MeSH terms

Absorbable Implants
Bone Plates
Equipment Design
Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation*
Humans
Mandibular Condyle / injuries*
Mandibular Condyle / surgery
Mandibular Fractures / surgery*
Miniaturization
Oral Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*