A simplified technique for closure of surgical sites following intraoral open reduction of mandibular fractures.
A technique is described in which intraoral open reductions can be performed with direct access to the bony fracture sites and still achieve a tight wound closure while the patient is maintained in maxillomandibular fixation following fracture reduction.
D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques