bone plates

Summary

Summary: Implantable fracture fixation devices attached to bone fragments with screws to bridge the fracture gap and shield the fracture site from stress as bone heals. (UMDNS, 1999)

Webpages

  1. the cell biology of bone growth
    www.unu.edu/Unupress/food2/UID06E/uid06e0u.htm
  2. future of biomaterials
    people.hofstra.edu/Sina_Y_Rabbany/engg81/biomaterialsfuture. ...
  3. orthopedic surgery
    www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/orthopedic_surgery.php
  4. prelab images - ear & nasal cavity
    anatomy.med.umich.edu/nervous_system/ear_pre.html
  5. anatomy of the newborn skull
    www.childrens.com/HealthLibrary/HealthLibContent.cfm?pageid= ...
  6. activation analysis
    lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:54704
  7. steel
    lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:142160
  8. steel
    buchta.lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:142160
  9. e-prints soton - modelling the effects of different fracture geometries and healing stages on ultrasound signal loss across a long bone fracture
    eprints.soton.ac.uk/49464/

Research Grants

  1. A Durable Muscle-Prosthetic Bond For Artificial Tendons
    David B Melvin; Fiscal Year: 2005

Publications

  1. [A 36 month prospective study of 12 plate osteosyntheses of distal radius fractures]
    M Limousin
    Service de chirurgie de la main et du membre supérieur, Orthopédie B, hôpital Roger-Salengro, 59037 Lille, France
    Chir Main 22:138-43
  2. Corrective osteotomies in malunions of the distal radius: do we get what we planned?
    Arndt von Campe
    Department of Orthopaedics, Uniklinik Balgrist, University of Zürich, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
    Clin Orthop Relat Res 450:179-85
  3. Floating dislocated elbow: a variant with articular fracture of the humerus
    Pablo De Carli
    Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Department, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology Prof. Dr. Carlos Ottolenghi, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
    J Trauma 60:421-2
  4. Nonunion as a complication of an open reduction of a distal radial fracture in a healthy child: a case report
    Kwang Soon Song
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Taegu
    J Orthop Trauma 17:231-3
  5. Treatment of complex tibial plateau fractures using the less invasive stabilization system plate: clinical experience and a laboratory comparison with double plating
    Kenneth A Egol
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA
    J Trauma 57:340-6
  6. Open reduction and internal fixation of unstable distal radius fractures with a low-profile plate: a multicenter study of 73 fractures
    P R Carter
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 23:300-7
  7. Ununited diaphyseal forearm fractures with segmental defects: plate fixation and autogenous cancellous bone-grafting
    David Ring
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, ACC 525, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:2440-5
  8. Synthesis Pengo System plates for the treatment of long-bone diaphyseal fractures in dogs
    C Rahal
    School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Botucatu, São Paulo State University UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
    Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 21:59-63
  9. Volar plate fixation
    Arsen M Pankovich
    Orthopedics 25:1224; author reply 1224
  10. Fixation of HA-coated unicortical locking screws in a sheep gap model: a comparative biomechanical study
    Antonio Moroni
    Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    J Orthop Trauma 22:37-42

Scientific Experts

Detail Information

Webpages10

  1. the cell biology of bone growth
    www.unu.edu/Unupress/food2/UID06E/uid06e0u.htm
  2. future of biomaterials
    people.hofstra.edu/Sina_Y_Rabbany/engg81/biomaterialsfuture. ...
  3. orthopedic surgery
    www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/orthopedic_surgery.php
  4. prelab images - ear & nasal cavity
    anatomy.med.umich.edu/nervous_system/ear_pre.html
  5. anatomy of the newborn skull
    www.childrens.com/HealthLibrary/HealthLibContent.cfm?pageid= ...
  6. activation analysis
    lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:54704
  7. steel
    lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:142160
  8. steel
    buchta.lib.bioinfo.pl/meid:142160
  9. e-prints soton - modelling the effects of different fracture geometries and healing stages on ultrasound signal loss across a long bone fracture
    eprints.soton.ac.uk/49464/

Research Grants1

  1. A Durable Muscle-Prosthetic Bond For Artificial Tendons
    David B Melvin; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..by developing a device suitable for joining muscles not to their previous insertions sites but rather to metal bone plates in the region...

Publications65

  1. [A 36 month prospective study of 12 plate osteosyntheses of distal radius fractures]
    M Limousin
    Service de chirurgie de la main et du membre supérieur, Orthopédie B, hôpital Roger-Salengro, 59037 Lille, France
    Chir Main 22:138-43
    ..This procedure should be combined with bone grafting in complex metaphysal fractures and epiphysal screws should be used whenever possible...
  2. Corrective osteotomies in malunions of the distal radius: do we get what we planned?
    Arndt von Campe
    Department of Orthopaedics, Uniklinik Balgrist, University of Zürich, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland
    Clin Orthop Relat Res 450:179-85
    ..LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic study, Level IV (case series)...
  3. Floating dislocated elbow: a variant with articular fracture of the humerus
    Pablo De Carli
    Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Department, Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology Prof. Dr. Carlos Ottolenghi, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
    J Trauma 60:421-2
  4. Nonunion as a complication of an open reduction of a distal radial fracture in a healthy child: a case report
    Kwang Soon Song
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Taegu
    J Orthop Trauma 17:231-3
    ..This resulted in bony union with no limitation of motion. Potential reasons for the development of nonunion and suggestions to avoid this complication are discussed...
  5. Treatment of complex tibial plateau fractures using the less invasive stabilization system plate: clinical experience and a laboratory comparison with double plating
    Kenneth A Egol
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, USA
    J Trauma 57:340-6
    ..No specimen lost fixation during cycling. CONCLUSION: The L.I.S.S plating system provides stable fixation of complex bicondylar tibial plateau fractures allowing early range of knee motion with favorable clinical results...
  6. Open reduction and internal fixation of unstable distal radius fractures with a low-profile plate: a multicenter study of 73 fractures
    P R Carter
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 23:300-7
    ..Eighty-one percent of the outcomes were rated as excellent. This initial report demonstrates that the method is a safe and effective treatment for acute, unstable, dorsally displaced fractures of the distal radius...
  7. Ununited diaphyseal forearm fractures with segmental defects: plate fixation and autogenous cancellous bone-grafting
    David Ring
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, ACC 525, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 86:2440-5
    ....
  8. Synthesis Pengo System plates for the treatment of long-bone diaphyseal fractures in dogs
    C Rahal
    School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science Botucatu, São Paulo State University UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
    Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 21:59-63
    ..The major disadvantage was the prominence of the implant. It was possible to conclude that the S.P.S. plate appears to be a suitable method for the treatment of diaphyseal fractures in dogs...
  9. Volar plate fixation
    Arsen M Pankovich
    Orthopedics 25:1224; author reply 1224
  10. Fixation of HA-coated unicortical locking screws in a sheep gap model: a comparative biomechanical study
    Antonio Moroni
    Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
    J Orthop Trauma 22:37-42
    ..0005). Furthermore, the higher tibial torque resistance is potentially beneficial for improved gap healing, as shown by higher tibial torque resistance...
  11. Accuracy of fragment positioning after TPLO and effect on biomechanical stability
    Markus Windolf
    Department of Contract Research and Support, AO Research Institute, Davos, Switzerland
    Vet Surg 37:366-73
    ..CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Dogs with larger tibial plateau angles may be at a relatively higher risk for fixation failure, but further studies are needed to establish a safe margin of tibial plateau rotation...
  12. Comparison of locking and conventional screws for maintenance of tibial plateau positioning and biomechanical stability after locking tibial plateau leveling osteotomy plate fixation
    Michael Leitner
    Department of Contract Research and Support, AO Research Institute, Davos Platz, Switzerland
    Vet Surg 37:357-65
    ....
  13. [Malunion of fractures of the midshafts of the radius and ulna in adults. A series of 10 cases]
    A Bousso
    Service d Orthopédie Traumatologie, Hôpital Aristide Le Dantec, avenue Pasteur, BP 3001, Dakar, Sénégal
    Chir Main 26:288-92
    ..The role of conservative treatment of these fractures in causing malunion is discussed. Correction of these malunions should be by osteotomy, followed by rigid internal fixation with a plate and screws...
  14. Comparison of three different plating techniques for the dorsum of the distal radius: a biomechanical study
    R Peine
    Unfallchirurgie, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
    J Hand Surg Am 25:29-33
    ..5-mm T plate or the pi plate when applied to the unstable distal radius fracture model. (J Hand Surg 2000; 25A:29-33...
  15. Volar fixation for dorsally angulated extra-articular fractures of the distal radius: a biomechanical study
    Shukuki Koh
    Department of Hand Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
    J Hand Surg [Am] 31:771-9
    ..The anatomic reduction of the volar cortex in the wedge osteotomy specimens added stability to the construct...
  16. Biomechanical evaluation of plate osteosynthesis for AO type C2 fracture of the distal radius--a cadaver study
    Haroon ur Rashid
    Department of Surgery (Orthopedic Division, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
    Hand Surg 8:151-6
    ..Fixation with plating plus dorsal screws was significantly weaker than these three methods, and double buttress plating with no screws in the distal fragments was the weakest...
  17. [Surgical treatment of distal femoral fractures using extra-medullary osteosynthesis]
    G Lamraski
    Département de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Hôpital de Braine-l'Alleud-Waterloo, Belgique
    Acta Orthop Belg 67:32-41
    ..The recent use of a long femoro-femoral external distractor in a few patients has proved of value as it allowed to achieve accurate reduction and considerably eased fracture reduction and fixation...
  18. Free non-vascularised fibular graft for treatment of post-traumatic bone defects
    Mostafa El Sayed
    Orthopaedic Department, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt
    Acta Orthop Belg 73:70-6
    ..Non-vascularised fibular graft, compared to microvascular reconstruction and Ilizarov techniques, is a simple procedure that is still valid to bridge bone defects successfully in selected cases...
  19. Outcomes of severely comminuted (type III) nasoorbitoethmoid fractures
    Alan S Herford
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Loma Linda University, CA 92350, USA
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg 63:1266-77
    ..Two patients were observed to have overprojection in the nasofrontal region. CONCLUSION: Severely comminuted type III NOE fractures are best treated primarily to avoid secondary deformities...
  20. [New surgical treatment procedures in fractures of the distal tibia (LCP, MIPO)]
    C Ryf
    Spital Davos, Klinik für Chirurgie Orthopädie, Davos Platz
    Ther Umsch 60:768-75
    ..In the postoperative management of these injuries an unlimited cooperation between traumatologists and general practitioners is indispensable for a further successful course...
  21. [New stabilization techniques for fixation of proximal tibial fractures (LISS/LCP)]
    P Messmer
    Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich
    Ther Umsch 60:762-7
    ....
  22. Functional evaluation of comminuted intra-articular fractures of the distal humerus (AO type C). Long term results in twenty-six patients
    Minos Tyllianakis
    Orthopaedic Department, Patras University, 26504 Rio Patras, Greece
    Acta Orthop Belg 70:123-30
    ....
  23. Innovations in the management of hip fractures
    Robert D Teasdall
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
    Orthopedics 26:s843-9
    ....
  24. Current concepts in plate and screw fixation of osteoporotic proximal humerus fractures
    David Ring
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Injury 38:S59-68
    ....
  25. Intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck in younger patients
    M A Farooq
    Dept of Orthopaedics, Our Lady s Hospital Navan, Co Meath
    Ir J Med Sci 174:42-5
    ..CONCLUSION: Our study emphasises the importance of timely surgery and adequate reduction of displaced femoral neck fractures in younger patients...
  26. Ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fracture in children
    Anil Agarwal
    Department of Orthopaedics, UCMS and GTB Hospital, Shahdara, Delhi, India
    J Trauma 64:E47-53
  27. Locking plate technology and its role in osteoporotic fractures
    Michael A Miranda
    Hartford Hospital, University of Conneticut School of Medicine, Hartford CT 06106, USA
    Injury 38:S35-9
    ....
  28. [Long term results of the surgical treatment of bicondylar fractures of the distal humerus extremity in adults]
    R Elhage
    Service d'Orthopédie A, Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHRU Lille, Avenue Oscar Lambret, 59037 Lille, France
    Chir Main 20:144-54
    ..The poor reduction, origin of arthrosis, of loss of bony substance and of calcifications worsen the functional prognosis. Last but not least, a good result can be obtained in the most of the cases however the types of fractures...
  29. Posteromedial supine approach for reduction and fixation of medial and bicondylar tibial plateau fractures
    Yoram A Weil
    Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
    J Orthop Trauma 22:357-62
    ..This pattern is assessable using the preoperative CT scan. A supine posteromedial approach with antiglide plating provides a good clinical solution for these complex injuries...
  30. Plating of tibial pilon fractures
    Michael S Sirkin
    University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA
    Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 36:13-7
    ..This article describes the factors involved in treatment decisions...
  31. Computed tomographic findings of the fractured mandibular condyle after open reduction
    B H Choi
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences, Wonju, Kangwon Do, South Korea
    Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 32:469-73
    ..This study shows that it is possible to anatomically reduce fractured condyles, and thereby to avoid postoperative disadvantageous joint changes...
  32. Management of type C intercondylar fractures of lower end humerus in adults: A clinical study
    Saurabh Agarwal
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, JN Medical College, Aligarh
    J Indian Med Assoc 104:322, 324
    ..Early physiotherapy was started and the results graded using Krishnamoorthy criteria...
  33. Plating of femoral shaft fractures: open reduction and internal fixation versus submuscular fixation
    Michael Zlowodzki
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, USA
    J Trauma 63:1061-5
    ..In addition, its use appears to be more technically challenging, and is associated with a high rate of suboptimal reductions...
  34. Y-T humeral fractures with supracondylar comminution in five cats
    C Macias
    Centro Veterinario De Referencia Bahía de Málaga, Parque Empresarial Laurotorre 25, Alhaurín de la Torre, 29130 Málaga, Spain
    J Small Anim Pract 47:89-93
    ..Three cats were free of lameness and had resumed outdoor activities at follow-up (five to eight months after surgery). Marked lameness due to loss of elbow movement was observed in the other case...
  35. Lower cervical spine injury treated with lateral mass plates and pedicle screws through posterior approach
    Xue Ling Zhao
    Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650032, China
    Chin J Traumatol 8:160-4
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Lateral mass plates and pedicle screws through posterior approach are safe and beneficial for patients with lower cervical spine C6 or C7 injury...
  36. Isolated radial shaft fractures are more common than Galeazzi fractures
    David Ring
    Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 31:17-21
    ..TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, Level IV...
  37. Open reduction and internal fixation of Mason type III radial head fractures with and without an associated elbow dislocation
    Ufuk Nalbantoglu
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    J Hand Surg Am 32:1560-8
    ..We believe there is still a role for prosthetic replacement in comminuted Mason III radial head fractures that cannot reliably be treated with open reduction and internal fixation. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Prognostic II...
  38. [Osteosynthesis of combined radius head and capitulum humeri fractures with mini-implants]
    K Ott
    Chirurgische Klinik A, Kantonsspital Luzern, Luzern
    Swiss Surg 9:275-82
    ..Therefore early functional rehabilitation is possible postoperatively. Secondary interventions for improve joint motion were necessary in three of five cases...
  39. Outcomes following plate fixation of fractures of both bones of the forearm in adults
    Kurt P Droll
    St Michael s Hospital, 55 Queen Street East, Suite 800, Toronto, ON M5C 1R6, Canada
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:2619-24
    ..Perceived disability as measured with the DASH and SF-36 questionnaires is determined by pain more than by objective physical impairment...
  40. Treatment of cervical spine injuries with anterior plating. Indications, techniques, and results
    M Aebi
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 16:S38-45
    ..This clinical experiences does not support experimental data and earlier clinical work, which advocate posterior surgery over anterior surgery and assert that anterior surgery should not be done in predominantly posterior lesions...
  41. Series of ninety-two traumatic cervical spine injuries stabilized with anterior ASIF plate fusion technique
    D R Ripa
    Northwestern University Medical School, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago, Illinois
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 16:S46-55
    ..9%) occurring on average at 3.2 months postoperatively. Anterior decompression, bone grafting, and metallic osteosynthesis are thought to provide a valuable means of treating acute lower cervical spine trauma...
  42. Posterior cervical arthrodesis with AO reconstruction plates and bone graft
    P A Anderson
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 16:S72-9
    ..This technique is particularly advantageous when spinous processes, laminas, and facets are injured or deficient, or when facet-type fusions are indicated...
  43. Anterior and posterior fixation of a cervical fracture induced by chiropractic spinal manipulation in ankylosing spondylitis: a case report
    Cheng-Chih Liao
    Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    J Trauma 63:E90-4
  44. [Trauma surgery in the elderly.]
    H R Siebert
    Klinik für Unfall, Hand und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Diakonie Krankenhaus, Schwäbisch Hall
    Chirurg 76:139-50
    ..An exact assessment of the severity of osteoporosis in important in allowing adequate treatment for associated pain and for decreasing the risk of future osteoporosis related fractures...
  45. [Arrosion of flexor tendons after palmar plate osteosynthesis of the distal radius: three case reports]
    A Ateschrang
    Unfallchirurgie, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Tübingen, Germany
    Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 39:418-22
    ....
  46. [Results after palmar plate-osteosynthesis with angularly stable T-plate in 100 distal radius fractures: a prospective study]
    M Sakhaii
    Unfallchirurgische Klinik, Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig
    Unfallchirurg 106:272-80
    ..The complication rate was 10%. In conclusion, the operative treatment of unstable extra- and intraarticular fractures of the distal radius by fixed angle T-plateosteosynthesis shows good radiological and functional results...
  47. [Open reduction and internal fixation of distal radius extension fractures in women over 60 years of age with the dorsal radius plate (pi-plate)]
    M Keller
    Universitäre Handchirurgische Klinik Longeraie, Lausanne, Schweiz
    Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir 38:82-9
    ....
  48. Mechanical characteristics of locking and compression plate constructs applied dorsally to distal radius fractures
    Scott Boswell
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 32:623-9
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Locking T-plates increased both the stiffness and strength of dorsally comminuted distal radius fractures compared with standard nonlocking T-plates by a statistically significant margin...
  49. Locking compression plate fixation of Vancouver type-B1 periprosthetic femoral fractures
    M A Buttaro
    The Hip Surgery Unit, Institute of Orthopedics Carlos E Ottolenghi, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Potosí 4215 C1199ACK, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 89:1964-9
    ..We believe that supplementation with strut allografts should be used routinely if this type of locking compression plate is selected to treat these fractures...
  50. Outcome of tibial plateau fractures managed with calcium phosphate cement
    D Simpson
    Orthopaedic Trauma Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9YW, UK
    Injury 35:913-8
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The use of SRS was associated with more favourable anatomical results than conventional treatment with buttress plating and bone grafting for lateral tibial plateau fractures...
  51. Open reduction and internal fixation of intraarticular tibial plateau nonunions
    Jose B Toro Arbelaez
    Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA
    Injury 38:378-83
    ..Arthrosis occurs frequently, and may occur primarily at the time of injury or from chronic alteration of intraarticular contact forces secondary to development of a nonunion...
  52. Fracture of the tibia: complication of bone grafting to the anterior maxilla
    Andreas Thor
    Department of Surgical Sciences, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 44:46-8
    ..We report a patient who had a graft taken from the proximal tibia and had a displaced fracture 2 weeks later after a fall. Five similar cases have been reported previously, of which none has required surgical intervention...
  53. [Stability of osteosyntheses for condylar head fractures in the clinic and biomechanical simulation]
    A Neff
    Klinik und Poliklinik für Mund, Kiefer, Gesichtschirurgie der Technischen Universität, Klinikum rechts der Isar, München
    Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir 8:63-74
    ..The extra-articular position of the screw heads prevents scar-induced articular limitations. Preexisting degenerative alterations of the TMJ soft tissues, however, will affect functional results adversely...
  54. Transoral 2.0-mm miniplate fixation of mandibular fractures plus 2 weeks' maxillomandibular fixation: a prospective study
    Reza Bolourian
    State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg 60:167-70
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The use of a single 2.0-mm miniplate adapted along Champy's line of ideal osteosynthesis and stabilized with 4 monocortical screws plus 2 weeks of MMF was a viable treatment modality for mandibular fractures...
  55. The use of biodegradable plates and screws to stabilize facial fractures
    R Bryan Bell
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg 64:31-9
    ..review the demographics and outcome of patients with a variety of facial fractures that were stabilized with PL bone plates and screws...
  56. Resorbable plates for the fixation of mandibular fractures: a prospective study
    Robert M Laughlin
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA
    J Oral Maxillofac Surg 65:89-96
    ..CONCLUSION: Based on this limited series of patients, the hypothesis formulated for this study was validated...
  57. Operative fixation of chest wall fractures: an underused procedure?
    J David Richardson
    Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA
    Am Surg 73:591-6; discussion 596-7
    ....
  58. Spontaneous healing of large femoral cortical bone defects: does genetic predisposition play a role?
    Andreas F Hinsche
    Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, St James s University Hospital, Leeds, UK
    Acta Orthop Belg 69:441-6
    ....
  59. Stability of biodegradable implants in treatment of mandibular fractures
    Kaan C Yerit
    University Hospital of Craniomaxillofacial and Oral Surgery, Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    Plast Reconstr Surg 115:1863-70
    ....
  60. [Transparotidean approach to surgical management of condylar neck fractures. A prospective study]
    A Vogt
    Klinik für Kiefer und Gesichtschirurgie, Plastische Operationen, Klinikum Stuttgart Katharinenhospital
    Mund Kiefer Gesichtschir 9:246-50
    ....
  61. [A comparative study of unstable per- and intertrochanteric femoral fractures treated with dynamic hip screw (DHS) and trochanteric butt-press plate vs. proximal femoral nail (PFN)]
    H M Klinger
    Orthopädische Universitätsklinik, Georg August Universität, Göttingen
    Zentralbl Chir 130:301-6
    ..The DHS/TBPP osteosynthesis in instable trochanteric fractures is associated with a higher incidence of complications. Therefore we recommend to treat instable fractures of the trochanteric region with the PFN...