Secondary Management of Mandible Fractures. Academic Article

abstract

• Mandibular fractures are the most common facial fractures that need surgical intervention. If untreated, these fractures affect a patient's occlusion, degree of mouth opening, and facial symmetry, and could cause infection with significant pain. The goal of any surgical intervention is to restore the preinjury occlusion, even if the preinjury occlusion is abnormal. Initial therapies, whether surgical or conservative, are not always successful, however, and revision or delayed surgical intervention can be challenging. Herein, we review common causes of failure of primary surgical management of mandibular fractures and provide tips to successful secondary intervention.

authors

• Reddy, Likith

published proceedings

• Facial Plast Surg

author list (cited authors)

• Reddy, L., Lee, D., Vincent, A., Shokri, T., Sokoya, M., & Ducic, Y.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Reddy, Likith||Lee, Daniel||Vincent, Aurora||Shokri, Tom||Sokoya, Mofiyinfolu||Ducic, Yadranko

publication date

• December 2019

publisher

• Thieme  Publisher

published in

• Facial Plastic Surgery  Journal

keywords

• Fracture Fixation, Internal
• Humans
• Mandible
• Mandibular Condyle
• Mandibular Fractures
• Treatment Outcome

PubMed Central ID

• 31783419

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1055/s-0039-1700887

start page

• 627

end page

• 632

volume

• 35

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1700887