Intraoperative complications of sagittal osteotomy of the mandibular ramus: incidence and management.
The intraoperative complications occurring with 256 sagittal osteotomies operated by two different osteotomy designs are presented. Intraoperative complications occurred in 8.2% of the cases. Aside from operator experience and skill, complications appeared to be related to the osteotomy design and attention to detail during the operation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D061221:Trigeminal Nerve Injuries