title: [Treatment of fractures of the mandibular condyle].
abstract: The current treatment of mandibular condyle fractures still remains unclear. The choice between surgical and conservative treatment is difficult in current clinical practice. Every possible treatments are here presented to give the oral and maxillofacial surgeon a better knowledge about what to do in presence of a mandibular condyle fracture.
authors.affiliation: Service de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale, Ecole de Médecine dentaire et de Stomatologie, Cliniques Universitaires, Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Reychler
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Micheli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pecheur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000293:injuries*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis
vernacular_title: Le traitement des fractures du condyle mandibulaire.