Bone healing after biodegradable mini-plate fixation

ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To compare bone healing in mandibular vertical body osteotomies (MVBO) after fixation with a resorbable 2.0mm-profile fixation system in the first and third postoperative months in rabbits. METHODS: Twenty hemimandibles of ten rabbits were divided into two groups according to durat...

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Published in:Acta cirúrgica brasileira 2016-06, Vol.31 (6), p.364-370
Main Authors: Atali, Onur, Gocmen, Gokhan, Aktop, Sertac, Ak, Esin, Basa, Selcuk, Cetinel, Sule
Format: Article
Language:English
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Absorbable Implants. Tomography
Electron Scanning. Rabbits
X-Ray Computed. Mandibular Fractures. Osteotomy. Microscopy
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Summary:ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To compare bone healing in mandibular vertical body osteotomies (MVBO) after fixation with a resorbable 2.0mm-profile fixation system in the first and third postoperative months in rabbits. METHODS: Twenty hemimandibles of ten rabbits were divided into two groups according to duration of resorbable fixation-one or three months. The MVBOs were performed and one four-hole, resorbable, 2.0mm mini-plate fixation system was used on each side. The computed tomography (CT) scans, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and histomorphometric outcomes of groups I and II were compared. RESULTS: Significant differences were found between the one- and three- month assessments in terms of newly formed bone ratio values (p
ISSN:0102-8650
0102-8650
DOI:10.1590/S0102-865020160060000001