title: [The combined treatment of mandibular fractures].
abstract: A total of 164 patients with mandibular fractures were followed up. Consolidation was assessed on the basis of clinical, X-ray, echo-osteometric, and electromyographic studies. In patients whose multimodality therapy involved ultrasound, fragment adhesions occurred on an average of 27.5 +/- 1.9 and 31.0 +/- 2.1 days later in uni- and bilateral fractures, respectively. The patients' working ability restored on days 32.0 +/- 1.3 and 34.0 +/- 1.1, while in a group of patients treated by routine methods, these periods became longer by 3.5-6.2 and 2.0-6.0 days, respectively. The duration of rehabilitation approximately doubled. Ultrasound is recommended for wide use in diagnosis and clinical practice to stimulate reparative processes in mandibular fractures.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Fedotov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Minin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy
vernacular_title: Kompleksnoe lechenie perelomov nizhneĭ cheliusti.