A simple method for fixation of mandibular fractures.
A useful but underused technique of mandibular fixation is described. Its main advantages over more traditional techniques are that it is easily and rapidly applied, suitable for both children and adults, and generally well tolerated. The method can be employed where only a few teeth are present and in displaced fractures together with an intraosseous buccal plate wire. It is a method that can be recommended for use in nonmaxillofacial units and in areas where only basic equipment and facilities are available.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, U.K.
G M
GM
Jones
S R
SR
Thomas
M R
MR
Telfer
G H
GH
Irvine
D001864:Bone Wires; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*