Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8963587 | Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery | 2018 | 31 Pages |
Abstract
This study developed an anatomical thin titanium mesh (ATTM) plate for Asian orbital floor fracture based on the medical image database. The computer aided stamping analysis was performed on four hole/slot patterns included the control type without hole design, circular hole pattern, slot pattern and hole/slot hybrid patterns within the ATTM plate with upper/lower dies of averaged orbital cavity reconstruction models. The curved-fan ATTM plate with 0.4Â mm thickness was manufactured and pre-bent using a patient matched stamping process to verify its feasibility and the interfacial fitness between the plate and bone on the orbital floor fracture model. The stamping analysis found that the hole/slot hybrid patterns design resulted in the most favorable performance among all designs owing to the lowest maximum von-Mises stress/strain and spring-back value. The interfacial adaption results test showed that the average patient-matched stamping bending gap size was only 0.821Â mm and the operative time was about 8Â s. This study concluded that the curved-fan ATTM plate with hole/slot hybrid pattern design and patient-matched pre-bent technique can fit the ATTM plate/orbital cavity interface well, decrease unstable fracture segment mobility and improve the overall reduction efficiency.
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Authors
Chih-Hao Chen, Chien-Tzung Chen, Po-Fang Wang, Yu-Tzu Wang, Pin-Hsin Hsu, Chun-Li Lin,