Management of Complex Mandible Fractures

Management of Fractures in the Edentulous Mandible

Mandible Fractures

a Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surge 300, Philadelphia, PA 19128, USA b Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surge Dallas, TX, USA c Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, 76104, USA d Cleft and Craniofacial Program, Otolaryngology–Head Surgery, University of California, Davis, 2521 Stockton Bo * Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses: [email protected]; yduc...

Management of pathologic fractures of the mandible secondary to osteoradionecrosis.

OBJECTIVE To review our experience with late Marx stage III osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the mandible in patients who present with pathologic fracture. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary care center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-seven patients were identified from June 1998 to August 2010 who underwent treatment of Marx grade III osteoradionecrosis with pathologic ...

Management of atrophic mandible fractures: are bone grafts necessary?

r t 2 t t a d h C 1 l g U c t t t a w t p anagement of patients with atrophic mandible fracures has been a challenge for maxillofacial surgeons or years. Techniques that have been used are plints, external pins, split ribs wire osteosynthesis, nd rigid fixation. Results with each of these techiques have had variable success depending on the mount of atrophy that the patient underwent before nju...

Surgical Management of Edentulous Atrophic Mandible Fractures in the Elderly

Fractures of the mandible occur with a greater frequency in the elderly. This study reports three cases of edentulous atrophic mandible fracture in elderly patients treated with open reduction technique. Three patients who presented with edentulous atrophic mandible fractures underwent surgical management using open reduction and internal fixation. After treatment, clinical evaluations and post...