TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of screw size and insertion technique on the stability of the mandibular sagittal split osteotomy
AU - Schwimmer, Alan
AU - Greenberg, Alex M.
AU - Kummer, Fredrick
AU - Kaynar, Ayfer
N1 - Funding Information:
* Associate Director, Department of Dental Medicine. Beth Israel Medical Center; Associate Professor of Dentistry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. t Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery: Clinical Instructor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Assistant Attending Department of Dental Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY. $ Associate Director, Department of Bioengineering, Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopaedic Institute, New York, NY. Q Columbia University Visiting Research Fellow, School of Dentistry, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. This work was supported by a grant from the ASIF (Swiss Association for Internal Fixation) Foundation. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Schwimmer: Department of Dental Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. NY 10003.
PY - 1994/1
Y1 - 1994/1
N2 - The effect of screw size and insertion technique on the stability of sagittal split osteotomies was evaluated on 10 cadaver mandibles. The mandibles were osteotomized, and stabilized with either 2.0- or 2.7-mm stainless steel screws inserted as lag screws or position screws. All specimens were tested on an MTS servohydraulic testing machine (MTS Systems, Inc, Minneapolis, MN) to determine the strength and stability of the fixation. There were no statistically significant differences between the strengths achieved with the different screw sizes or fixation techniques. The primary variable that determined stability seemed to be the quality of the underlying bone.
AB - The effect of screw size and insertion technique on the stability of sagittal split osteotomies was evaluated on 10 cadaver mandibles. The mandibles were osteotomized, and stabilized with either 2.0- or 2.7-mm stainless steel screws inserted as lag screws or position screws. All specimens were tested on an MTS servohydraulic testing machine (MTS Systems, Inc, Minneapolis, MN) to determine the strength and stability of the fixation. There were no statistically significant differences between the strengths achieved with the different screw sizes or fixation techniques. The primary variable that determined stability seemed to be the quality of the underlying bone.
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U2 - 10.1016/0278-2391(94)90013-2
DO - 10.1016/0278-2391(94)90013-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 8263642
AN - SCOPUS:0028147306
SN - 0278-2391
VL - 52
SP - 45
EP - 48
JO - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 1
ER -