title: Treatment of comminuted fractures of the mandible.
abstract: Management of comminuted mandible fractures requires careful planning. Treatment is based on a thorough understanding of the medical management of severely injured patients, biology of these injuries, the biomechanics of the mandible, and principles of fracture fixation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Assael
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004322:Drainage; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000601:surgery*; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000601:surgery*; D006487:Hemostasis; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008334:Mandible / Q000098:blood supply; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents