Modern Concept of Minimally Invasive Treatment of Military Personnel With Mandibular Fracture

Abstract

Background: The treatment and rehabilitation of military servicemen with mandibular fractures at the hospital stage is an important medical, social and economic problem. Methods: A clinical study was conducted in 63 military servicemen with mandibular fractures, which injured during warfare in eastern Ukraine in the 2014-2019. The analysis of the potential use for the fragments intermaxillary fixation standard band splint vs the titanium pins and elastic traction for the treatment of mandibular fractures in military personnel has been carried out. Results: On the results of seven-year findings of administration in military servicemen injured during the hybrid war on the East of Ukraine, the advantages of using maxillomandibular fixation with screws for the treatment of mandibular fractures were illustrated.Conclusion: The operative treatment of mandibular fractures in military personnel preference should be given to method of maxillomandibular fixation with intermaxillary fixation screws, which provides with the high quality reposition and fixation. Trial registration: The work is a fragment of the research project of the Oral Surgery, Implantology and Periodontology Department of Dnipro State Medical University: «Development of methods for the prevention of complications in the treatment of inflammatory state and traumatic injuries in the maxillofacial area», state registration № 0113U005253 and applied research carried out in 2020-23 at the expense of the government funding "The prognosis, prevention and treatment of delayed union of bone tissue in patients with fractures of the jaws" № 0121U109420.