title: Use of rigid internal fixation in the repair of complex and comminuted mandible fractures.
abstract: An overview of the use of rigid internal fixation using the AO method for the repair of complex mandibular injuries is presented. The end result of such an approach is the return of the patient as rapidly as possible to his or her normal status with return to normal alimentation, normal mobility of the mandible, normal airway, and normal access to the oral cavity.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa.
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authors: Klotch
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing