@article{oai:kanazawa-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00013117,
 author = {Ueki, Koichiro and Hashiba, Yukari and Marukawa, Kohei and Alam, Shamiul and Nakagawa, Kiyomasa and Yamamoto, Etsuhide},
 issue = {5},
 journal = {Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Purpose: This study was conducted to compare the time-course changes in condylar long-axis and skeletal stability after sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) with bicortical plate fixation versus monocortical plate fixation. Patients and Methods: Of a group of 40 Japanese patients diagnosed with mandibular prognathism, 20 underwent SSRO with bicortical plate fixation using a locking plate system and the other 20 underwent SSRO with monocortical plate fixation using a conventional plate system. The time-course changes in condylar long-axis and skeletal stability were assessed through axial, frontal, and lateral cephalograms. Results: Significant differences were found between the 2 groups in changes of the left condylar angle between the initial and 1-month measurements (P = .0454) and in ANB between the 1- and 3-month measurements (P = .0206); however, no significant differences were found between the 2 groups in the other measurements in each time interval. Conclusions: Our findings suggest no significant differences in postoperative time-course changes between bicortical plate fixation using a locking plate system and monocortical plate fixation using a conventional plate system. © 2008 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons., 金沢大学大学院医薬保健研究域医学系},
 pages = {900--904},
 title = {Skeletal Stability After Mandibular Setback Surgery: Bicortical Fixation Using a 2.0-mm Locking Plate System Versus Monocortical Fixation Using a Nonlocking Plate System},
 volume = {66},
 year = {2008}
}