title: [Management of infected fractures of the mandible by open reduction and rigid internal fixation with reconstructive plates].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the epidemiology and the treatment of infected fractures of the mandible.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-five cases of infected mandible fractures treated by extra oral open reduction and rigid internal fixation with reconstructive plates were retrospectively investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The fracture healing and occlusion recovery of 34 cases were satisfied without any nonunion or deformity, except 1 case healed after bone grafting for bone defect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reconstructive plate fixation is applicable to the treatment of infected mandible fractures by its excellent stability and reliability.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University. Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China.E-mail:caiyu_20012@whu.edu.cn.
authors: Yu
authors: Y
authors: Cai
authors: De-Hui
authors: DH
authors: Zhang
authors: Xi-Yun
authors: XY
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D017102:Fracture Healing; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections; D008334:Mandible; D008337:Mandibular Fractures; D012189:Retrospective Studies