title: Complications associated with rigid internal fixation of facial bone fractures.
abstract: Rigid internal fixation is now a common method for treating fractures of the facial skeleton. However, it is a very precise technique that requires more time than intraosseous wiring. This article reports the complications associated with rigid internal fixation of facial fractures in 223 patients and compares the findings with those accompanying intraosseous wiring.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Clinic, General District Hospital of Attica, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zachariades
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Papademetriou
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rallis
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology