Three-dimensional fixation of fractures of the mandibular condyle with a resorbable three-dimensional osteosynthesis mesh

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2012 Jul;50(5):470-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2011.11.006. Epub 2011 Dec 6.

Authors

Matthias Schneider¹, Bernd Stadlinger, Richard Loukota, Uwe Eckelt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University of Dresden, Germany. Matthias.Schneider@uniklinikum-dresden.de

PMID: 22153180
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2011.11.006

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.

Copyright © 2011 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

MeSH terms

Absorbable Implants*
Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation
Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods*
Humans
Internal Fixators*
Mandibular Condyle / injuries*
Mandibular Condyle / surgery
Mandibular Fractures / surgery*
Surgical Mesh*