The mandible fracture: a treatment protocol

Treatment of the mandible fracture is basic to the treatment of maxillofacial trauma. Although there is universal agreement as to treatment goals and therapeutic principles, a plethora of currently accepted treatment modalities indicates a lack of consensus. This article reviews 435 mandible fractur...

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Published inThe Journal of cranio-maxillofacial trauma Vol. 2; no. 2; p. 24
Main Author Lazow, S K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1996
Subjects
Adult
Bone Plates
Clinical Protocols
External Fixators
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Fracture Healing
Humans
Jaw Fixation Techniques
Male
Mandibular Fractures - etiology
Mandibular Fractures - surgery
New York City
Osteomyelitis - etiology
Patient Readmission
Prospective Studies
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Wound Infection - etiology
Treatment Outcome
New York City
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Summary:Treatment of the mandible fracture is basic to the treatment of maxillofacial trauma. Although there is universal agreement as to treatment goals and therapeutic principles, a plethora of currently accepted treatment modalities indicates a lack of consensus. This article reviews 435 mandible fractures in 268 patients treated by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service of Kings County Hospital/State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn during a 3-year period from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1995. Fifteen cases required reoperation or readmission for a complication rate of 3.4%. There was satisfactory bone healing in 99% of the cases. Based on these results, a mandible fracture protocol is proposed.
ISSN:1074-3219