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Closed reduction for comminuted mandibular fractures | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-97 | ||
| Author | ||
| Thaer Abdul Lateef | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACTBackground: Closed reduction and indirect skeletal fixation is a well known modality for treatment of mandibularfractures. The aim of this study was to evaluate this modality as the treatment of choice for comminuted mandibularfractures due to missile injuries.Materials and methods: This study included 32 patients presented with comminuted mandibular fractures due tomissile injury. The patient ages ranged from 21-58 years, 26 of them were males and 6 females. Closed reduction withthe use of maxillomandbular fixation for 6 weeks was the modality of choice.Results: The most common site was the body region 50%, complication rate (transient and permanent) was 53.1%with significant bone loss in 13 patients 35.1%.Conclusion: Initial conservative treatment found to be effective and the complex hard and soft tissue reconstructionsreserved later for definitive approach.Keywords: Missile injury, comminuted fracture, closed reduction. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2009; 21(1): 91-97) | ||
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