Does lag screw fixation of condylar fractures result in adequate stability? A finite element analysis

The great incidence and controversies related to the diagnosis, treatment, surgical accesses, and type of osteosynthesis materials confer an outstanding role to condylar fractures among facial fractures. Plate configurations, with diverse formats and sizes, may be used to surgically resolve condylar fractures. With the purpose of improving the advantages and minimizing the disadvantages of fixation techniques, the neck screw was developed aiming at the needed stabilization to render a correct fixation through a system of dynamic compression.

Source: Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery - April 11, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ricardo Augusto Conci, Eleonor Álvaro Garbin, Geraldo Luiz Griza, Natasha Magro Érnica, Pedro Yoshito Noritomi, Flavio Henrique Silveira Tomazi, Guilherme Genehr Fritscher, Claiton Heitz Source Type: research