title: Rigid internal fixation of mandibular fractures--basics of AO technique.
abstract: The main advantages and purposes of the AO approach are early active pain-free functional movement; avoidance of intermaxillary fixation; safe, secured airways without tracheotomies, especially in polytraumatized patients; and shorter periods of hospitalization. However, it is also an approach that requires strict adherence to technique to ensure success and safety.
authors: Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Clinic of Basel, Switzerland.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Prein
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Kellman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014945:Wound Healing