A Qualitative Engineering Analysis of Occlusion Effects on Mandibular Fracture Repair Mechanics
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Figure 8:
(a) Schematic representation of a fracture repair that forms a trapezoidal 4-bar linkage, ABDC. (b) The plate-constrained
displacement, BD → B′D′, of the anterior segment.