BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In recent years several different plate designs for internal fixation of fractures of the distal radius have been developed. However, few biomechanical studies have been performed to compare these new implants. The purpose of this study was to compare the mechanical properties of 5 different commercially available plates (3 volar and 2 dorsal) with standard K-wire fixatio...

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This report describes the treatment of osetomyelitis of the femur of 9-month-old dog with the use of heterologous carbonated nanocrystal bone mineral and collagen, stabilised by a bone plate. In this dog, due to mistakes during earlier stabilisation, bone infection and sequestration had arisen. After antibiotic therapy, plating stabilisation was carried out. Osteosynthesis with the use of dynam...

D6050 Surgical placement: transosteal implant A transosteal (transosseous) bio-compatible device with threaded posts penetrating both the superior and inferior cortical bone plates of the mandibular sympysis and exiting through the perimucosa providing support and attachment for a dental prosthesis. Transcosteal implants are placed completely through the bone and into the oral cavity from extra...

D6050 Surgical placement: transosteal implant A transosteal (transosseous) bio-compatible device with threaded posts penetrating both the superior and inferior cortical bone plates of the mandibular sympysis and exiting through the perimucosa providing support and attachment for a dental prosthesis. Transcosteal implants are placed completely through the bone and into the oral cavity from extra...

The management of trauma has evolved greatly over the past many years. Various bone plating have been introduced for stable fixation of mandibular fractures. The present concept of treating mandibular fractures is with non-compression mini plates which relieves the patient from a hazardous intermaxillary fixation with wires and gives better stability and osteosynthesis. When placed along the Ch...

The incidence of complications secondary to fracture stabilization, particularly osteolytic lesions and bony tumor formation, has long been difficult to evaluate. The objective of this study was to describe the long-term incidence of aggressive bony changes developing in dogs with long bone diaphyseal fractures stabilized by metallic bone plates compared to a breed-, sex-, and age-matched contr...

Background The "root membrane" (RM) is a technique that has become popular among implantologists for placement of immediate implants in the anterior maxilla. Purpose To present histologic evidence of an immediate implant placed in the human anterior maxilla, according to the RM technique, and retrieved after five years. Methods A fixture, along with the surrounding tissues, was retrieved fr...

A three-year-old male working border collie with an infected femoral nonunion fracture was managed in a two-stage procedure involving debridement and omentalisation, followed by stabilisation with a bone plate and an autogenous cancellous bone graft. Osseous union was documented radiographically 16 weeks after surgery. Telephone follow-up one year later revealed the dog had returned to full wor...

Three-dimensional (3-D) printing offers many potential advantages in designing and manufacturing plating systems for foot and ankle procedures that involve small, geometrically complex bony anatomy. Here, we describe the design and clinical use of a Ti-6Al-4V ELI bone plate (FastForward™ Bone Tether Plate, MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA) manufactured through 3-D printing processes. The plate prote...