title: [Comparison of therapeutic efficacy between surgical and non-surgical treatment on mandibular condylar fractures].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the therapeutic efficacy between surgical and non-surgical treatment on mandibular condylar fractures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with mandibular condylar fractures who were treated in our department with complete record from January, 1987 to June, 2009 were collected in this study. We conducted a retrospective analysis on the pathogenic factor, type, treatments and therapeutic efficacy of mandibular condylar fractures to compare the therapeutic efficacy between surgical and non-surgical treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 228 patients were included in this study,among which 130 patients were treated by surgical procedure and the other 98 patients were treated by non-surgical treatment. All the patients were followed up for 1.5 years at average. Postoperative opening wide in the midline, occlusal relation and radiographs were examined to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy. Both surgical and non-surgical treatment showed good result.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical and non-surgical treatment for mandibular condylar fracture can achieve good results, when indication is selected appropriately. Non-surgical treatment is acceptable for young children or preschool children, whose mandibular condylar can accommodate well because of their vigorous growth and development and reconstruction function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, the PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China. cljbj214@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Li-jie
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Li-hai
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei-sheng
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: San-xia
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle; D008337:Mandibular Fractures; D012189:Retrospective Studies