title: Fixation of mandibular fractures: a comparative analysis of rigid internal fixation and standard fixation techniques.
abstract: This study used a prospective design to compare standard therapy (closed or open reduction with 4 weeks of maxillomandibular fixation) to rigid internal fixation (RIF) for the treatment of mandibular fractures. Ninety-two patients with 143 fractures were evaluated and treated. There was no statistically significant difference in the treatment results between the two groups, despite a bias in the distribution of study variables that favored the standard therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California-San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Dodson
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Perrott
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Kaban
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000009:adverse effects; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies