Biomechanical comparison of a multidirectional locking plate and conventional plates for the osteosynthesis of mandibular angle fractures—a preliminary study

The objective of surgical fracture management is to reduce and fixate fractures accurately and rapidly. Two osteosynthesis plates are usually used in the treatment of mandibular angle fractures in order to enhance torsional stiffness. We conducted biomechanical tests under static and cyclic loading in order to assess whether a single locking plate is as efficacious as two conventional plates in the osteosynthesis of mandibular angle fractures.

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