Treatment of fractures of the condylar head with resorbable pins or titanium screws: an experimental study.

We aimed to compare in vivo the stability of fixation of condylar fractures in sheep using sonic bone welding and standard titanium screws. We assessed stability of the osteosynthesis and maintenance of the height of the mandibular ramus. Height decreased slightly in both groups compared with the opposite side.

Three-dimensional fixation of fractures of the mandibular condyle with a resorbable three-dimensional osteosynthesis mesh.

We describe the use of a resorbable mesh fixed by ultrasound-activated pins, and report the satisfactory outcome in the first 5 patients treated.