title: Fractures of the mandible. A review of 909 cases.
abstract: During a 5-year period, 909 fractures of the mandible were treated by the Department of Plastic Surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. A simple technique based on Gilmer wiring was evolved to deal with those fractures where sufficient teeth were present. This technique is extremely simple and proved efficacious.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001265:Athletic Injuries; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013019:South Africa; D018677:Tooth Injuries