Comparative Evaluation of Different Miniplates for Internal Fixation of Mandible Fractures Using Finite Element Analysis

FEA may be useful in evaluation of other plate constructs, fracture types, and fracture sites, as confirmed by the agreement between our data and those in the literature and with clinical experience. This analysis should permit us to suggest and evaluate new miniplate designs and enable considerable savings to be made in terms of time, material, and animal experiments in the future development of osteosynthesis materials and techniques.