title: [Indications for surgical management of condylar fractures].
abstract: Twenty-nine patients with 249 fractures of the condylar process were treated by surgery which was reserved for fractures with medial dislocation of the condylar head out of the articular fossa. The fractures were exposed from a preauricular incision. Interosseous wires were not used: intermaxillary fixation for 10 days and functional treatment for another 3 weeks were the standard post-operative treatment. The operative technique and the results are described.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Kieferchirurgie, HNO-Klinik, Universität Bern.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vuillemin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lädrach
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raveh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Indikation zur chirurgischen Versorgung von Kiefergelenkfortsatzfrakturen.