title: Late reconstruction of condylar neck and head fractures.
abstract: Condyle fractures are a common injury, but only a few of these injuries require immediate or late reconstruction. The complications that most frequently necessitate condylar reconstruction include proximal segment degeneration, malunion, and ankylosis. Costochondral grafts and total joint prostheses, both stock and custom, remain the most common methods of reconstruction. Reconstruction plates with condylar extensions should only be used temporarily as an unacceptable number cause serious complications. Distraction osteogenesis may have an occasional role in reconstructing the posttraumatic condyle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 1W2, Canada. Electronic address: bdavis@dal.ca.
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Complication; Condyle fracture; Costochondral graft; Reconstruction; Total joint prosthesis