Is Perpendicular Double Two-Hole Plates Fixation Superior to Single Four-Hole Plate Fixation to Treat Mandibular Symphysis Fracture?—A Finite Element Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. S4HP Group
3.2. Per4H2HP
3.3. PerD2HP
4. Discussion
4.1. Stress Shift on Plates
4.2. Stress Shift on Screws
4.3. Stress Shift on Screw Holes
4.4. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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S4HP | Per4H2HP | PerD2HP |
---|---|---|
| | |
Muscles Actions | Ref. | Loads (N) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
X axis | Y axis | Z axis | ||
Deep masseter | A, B | 7.776 | 127.23 | 22.68 |
Superficial masseter | C, D | 12.873 | 183.5 | 12.11 |
Medial pterygoid | E, F | 140.38 | 237.8 | −77.3 |
Temporalis | G, H | 0.064 | 0.37 | −0.13 |
Medial temporalis | I, J | 0.97 | 5.68 | −7.44 |
S4HP | Per4H2HP | PerD2HP | |
---|---|---|---|
Anterior lower border | 381.03 | 407.31 | 354.63 |
Inferior border | 550.44 | 562.58 |
Muscles Actions | Location | S4HP | Per4H2HP | PerD2HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anterior lower border | Right | Outer hole | 32.897 | 111.18 | 140.4 |
Medial hole | 107.66 | 155.79 | |||
Left | Outer hole | 114.35 | 310.73 | 100.32 | |
Medial hole | 88.145 | 98.197 | |||
Inferior border | Right | 185.45 | 442.19 (+138.44%) | ||
Left | 259.18 | 107.05 (−142.11%) |
Muscles Actions | Location | S4HP | Per4H2HP | PerD2HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anterior lower border | Right | Outer hole | 13.145 | 23.278 | 80.758 |
Medial hole | 10.554 | 24.611 | |||
Left | Outer hole | 14.16 | 35.14 | 31.519 | |
Medial hole | 32.68 | 64.483 | |||
Inferior border | Right | 58.582 | 132.03 (+125.38%) | ||
Left | 98.035 | 39.189 (−60.02%) |
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Chang, L.-R.; Hou, Y.-P.; Lin, T.-S. Is Perpendicular Double Two-Hole Plates Fixation Superior to Single Four-Hole Plate Fixation to Treat Mandibular Symphysis Fracture?—A Finite Element Study. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 8629. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188629
Chang L-R, Hou Y-P, Lin T-S. Is Perpendicular Double Two-Hole Plates Fixation Superior to Single Four-Hole Plate Fixation to Treat Mandibular Symphysis Fracture?—A Finite Element Study. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(18):8629. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188629
Chicago/Turabian StyleChang, Li-Ren, Ya-Pei Hou, and Ting-Sheng Lin. 2021. "Is Perpendicular Double Two-Hole Plates Fixation Superior to Single Four-Hole Plate Fixation to Treat Mandibular Symphysis Fracture?—A Finite Element Study" Applied Sciences 11, no. 18: 8629. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188629