title: Conservative treatment of bilateral condylar fractures in children: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Two children (11 year old) with bilateral condylar fractures associated with symphysis fracture were conservatively treated. Both of them were followed up for about 1 year. A review of 21 cases of bilateral condylar fracture available in the literature revealed the younger the patient, the better the outcome of TMJ function or in radiographic remodeling. However, the longer the time elapsed, the higher the incidence of remodeling deformity and dysfunction. Thus, it must be better that a close follow-up of bilateral condylar fracture in children should be continued until the end of growth period.
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: huazizhou8@163.com.
authors.forename: Hai-Hua
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: hjing9707@163.com.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: lizubing0827@163.com.
authors.forename: Zu-Bing
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Bilateral condylar fractures; Conservative treatment; Pediatric