Mechanical Strength and Stiffness of Biodegradable and Titanium Osteofixation Systems

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Volume 65, Issue 11 , Pages 2148-2158, November 2007

Gerrit J. Buijs, DMD
- PhD Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Buijs: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
Eduard B. van der Houwen, MSc
- PhD Student, Department of BioMedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Boudewijn Stegenga, DMD, MSc, PhD
- Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Rudulf R.M. Bos, DMD, PhD
- Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Gijsbertus J. Verkerke, MSc, PhD
- Professor, Department of BioMedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands; and the Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.