title: [Investigation of indication for emergency surgical treatment of condylar fracture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the indication for emergency surgical treatment of condylar fracture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eight patients with single condylar fracture and 3 patients with bilateral condylar fracture underwent emergency surgical treatment, the results were evaluated through radiographs and clinical examination.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mouth opening was normal with good occlusion,condylar anatomical contour was rehabilitated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Emergency surgical treatment of open condylar fracture is beneficial to healing of condylar fracture and reduction of occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, Qingtian People's Hospital, Qingtian 323900, China.
authors.forename: Cuo-yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hai-ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle; D008337:Mandibular Fractures