Ex Vivo Biomechanics of a Bilateral Type I/Bilateral Interdental Pin and Acrylic External Fixator Applied to the Canine Mandible

Bilateral mandibular ostectomies were performed between premolars 3 and 4 in 10 adult canine specimens. A type I external fixator incorporating a full interdental pin was placed stabilizing a 0.5 cm fracture gap. Four different pin configurations were tested in dorsoventral bending five separate t...

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Main Author: Cook, Wesley Todd
Other Authors: Veterinary Medical Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33683
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06222000-22500037/