title: Pathological fracture of the mandible resulting from osteomyelitis successfully treated with only intermaxillary elastic guiding.
abstract: Treatment of mandibular pathological fractures differs according to etiology. Closed reduction with intermaxillary fixation is usually performed when fractures occur as a result of osteomyelitis. Here is reported a case of pathological fracture of the mandible resulting from osteomyelitis that was successfully treated with intermaxillary elastics only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. ogasa@u-fukui.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hatsusegawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyauchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D019248:Jaw Fixation Techniques; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed