title: [Clinical observation of cases operated in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, in 1987-1988--especially cases of fractures and maxillofacial deformities].
abstract: In the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, there were 1,140 cases operated during the period of one year between August 1987 and July 1988. Among them, 198 were fracture cases, 139 tumor cases and 88 deformity cases. As compared with Japan, there were many operations on fracture cases by the Steinhäuser mini-plate under general anesthesia and the time required for the intermaxillary fixation was generally 7-10 days while in Japan it was 5-6 weeks without the mini-plate. As for the time required for the postoperative intermaxillary fixation for maxillofacial deformity, it was usually 1 week after the operation by screw or mini-plate fixation of the bones while in most of Japanese institutions it was also 5-6 weeks after the operation by circumferential wiring fixation of the bones. The prognosis of the cases of fracture and maxillofacial deformity by short-period intermaxillary fixation was good. Short-period intermaxillary fixation by screw or mini-plate bone fixation is discussed by reviewing the literature on this study.
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authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery