Intraosseous wiring in ramus osteotomy.
The value of intraosseous wiring of the fragments after oblique osteotomy of the mandibular rami was studied. A wired group (14 patients) and a nonwired group (15 patients) were compared cephalometrically. There were only small differences between the groups but there was a tendency toward a smaller postoperative posterior rotation of the mandible in the wired group. It was concluded that in routine cases of mandibular prognathism wiring is not necessary.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D012399:Rotation; D013997:Time Factors