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. 2022 Jan 18;15(3):711. doi: 10.3390/ma15030711

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Examples of the clinical use of the 18 mm-long, headless compression titanium screw system 1.8 (a) and the 14 mm-long, headless compression magnesium screw system 2.3 (b) in the fixation of mandibular head fractures with a preauricular approach. Below, coronal computer tomography scans taken immediately after fixation: (c) osteosynthesis performed with three titanium screws and (d) osteosynthesis performed with four magnesium screws. Two groups for comparison: follow-up of titanium fixation on the left-hand side (reference group) and magnesium fixation on the right-hand side: (e,f): PRE-preoperative computer tomography (CT), 00 M—immediate postoperative CT, 18 M—18-month postoperative follow-up.