title: The mandible fracture: a treatment protocol.
abstract: Treatment of the mandible fracture is basic to the treatment of maxillofacial trauma. Although there is universal agreement as to treatment goals and therapeutic principles, a plethora of currently accepted treatment modalities indicates a lack of consensus. This article reviews 435 mandible fractures in 268 patients treated by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service of Kings County Hospital/State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn during a 3-year period from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1995. Fifteen cases required reoperation or readmission for a complication rate of 3.4%. There was satisfactory bone healing in 99% of the cases. Based on these results, a mandible fracture protocol is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kings County Hospital Center, Department of Surgery, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lazow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009519:New York City; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome