title: Guide groove for pinning subcondylar fractures.
abstract: For pinning subcondylar fractures, a guide groove cut on the lateral surface of the mandibular ramus is a useful method of directing a Kirschner wire into the correct position. An extended groove correctly guides the pin in difficult cases.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozeki
mesh_terms: D001858:Bone Nails; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*