Treatment of extensive comminuted mandibular fracture between both mandibular angles with bilateral condylar fractures using a reconstruction plate: a case report

• Published in: Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 135 - 139
• Main Authors: Lee, Kwonwoo, Yoon, Kyuho, Park, Kwan-Soo, Cheong, Jeongkwon, Shin, Jaemyung, Bae, Jungho, Ko, Inchan, Park, Hyungkoo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한구강악안면외과학회 30.07.2014; Korean Association Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Subjects: Fracture fixation; Comminuted; Fractures; Mandibular fractures
• ISSN: 2234-7550; 2234-5930

This following case report describes the open reduction, internal fixation and the reconstruction of an extensive comminuted mandibular fracture with bilateral condylar fractures in a 19-year-old male patient with an intellectual disability and autistic disorder. He suffered fall trauma, resulting in shattered bony fragments of the alveolus and mandibular body between both mandibular rami, the fracture of both condyles and the avulsion or dislocation of every posterior tooth of the mandible. The patient underwent open reduction and internal fixation between both mandibular rami using a reconstruction plate, open reduction and internal fixation of the shattered fragments using miniplates and screws, and the closed reduction of the bilateral condylar fractures.