title: [Fracture of the mandible in osteogenesis imperfecta].
abstract: This article is a report on a fracture of the lower jaw in osteogenesis imperfecta. In this disease, fractures of the facial part of the skull are very rare, in contrast to fractures of the extremities; they may possibly occur in adults only if the bone is weakened by additional processes--in the present case, by an odontogenous cyst. In the case described here, successful treatment of the fracture could be effected via intraoral approach by means of a functionally stable osteosynthesis performed with plates.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kiefer-Gesichtschirurgie, Universität Tübingen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ehrenfeld
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schwenzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Unterkieferfraktur bei Osteogenesis imperfecta.