Modified Blair’s (Transparotid) Approach for Open Reduction of Condylar Fractures - Our Experience

The treatment of condylar fractures is complex and controversial.The aim the present study to evaluate outcomes open reduction using Modified Blair’s (Transparotid) approach. Materials Methods: A prospective was conducted March 2021 April 2023. Patients reporting department with neck/ subcondylar or without other facial bone requiring internal fixation were included in study. approach used expose fracture site. Intraoperative surgical time exposure, post-operative variables like swelling, pain, status occlusion, nerve dysfunction, salivary leakage (salivary fistula/sialocele), Frey’s syndrome, greater auricular damage, subjective assessment scar esthetics recorded after immediate post-op day 1, 1st week, month, 3rd month 6th month. Results: 36 sites 30 patients, 24 unilateral 6 bilateral. mean average from incision exposure site 22.5 minutes. Mild occlusal discrepancy 3 patients which corrected elastic traction period. Transient dysfunction spontaneous recovery function within months. No major complications noted. Conclusion: Blairs (transparotid) provided sufficient facilitate anatomical reduction. It a good technique provides stable results low complication rates acceptable scar.