title: Reoperative mandibular trauma: management of posttraumatic mandibular deformities.
abstract: Mandibular fractures are one the most common maxillofacial injuries. Diagnostic errors, poor surgical technique, healing disorders, or complications may lead to the establishment of posttraumatic mandibular deformities. Nonunion, malunion/malocclusion, or facial asymmetry can be found early during the healing process or as long-term sequelae after the initial mandibular fracture repair. Although occasionally these problems can be solved in a nonsurgical manner, reoperations play an important role in the management of these untoward outcomes. This article discusses the reoperative techniques used for the management of these deformities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA. luis.vega@jax.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Luis G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Vega
mesh_terms: D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D010808:Physical Examination; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000379:methods*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery