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Comparative study of locking plates in mandibular reconstruction after ablative tumor surgery: THORP versus UniLOCK system.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg
February 2004
Department of Oral and Maxilofacial Sirgery, University Hospital of Feiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Purpose: This retrospective study compared 2 types of rigid locking plates (THORP and UniLOCK; Stratec Medical, Oberdorf, Switzerland) in 107 patients undergoing reconstruction for bridging mandibular defects following ablative tumor surgery.
Patients And Methods: From January 1993 to December 2000, 107 patients were reconstructed following ablative tumor surgery with 57 THORP plates and 50 UniLOCK plates. Study follow-up ranged from 18 to 87 months (average, 32 months).