Treatment of mandibular fractures by external fixation

Twenty-four years of experience in management of complex mandibular fractures with low cost, custom-made mandibular external fixation: A 65-patient series

“…Considering the objective of complete bone healing, the literature is extensive [5]. Our results were concordant with available literature [16,17]. In our study, the percentage of complete bone healing was 88.46% (23/26 patients).…”

“…In our study, the percentage of complete bone healing was 88.46% (23/26 patients). This is similar to the 92% (12/13 patients) who underwent bone healing reported by Zorman et al [17]. We think that the development of pseudoarthrosis may be explained by an insufficient fixation period (2 months).…”

“…We noticed the same in another patient with a gunshot wound. Our primary hypothesis to explain these cases was that the periosteum was preserved in both cases, ensuring its role in bone vascularization [17] .…”

“…Technical evolution of ORIF led its results to be equivalent or superior to those of external stabilisation in several cases. It allows better stabilisation of the bone fragments and thus improves the bone healing process [17]. Moreover, it leads to better posttraumatic restoration of facial proportions and earlier functional recovery [27].…”

Fixateur externe zur temporären Überbrückung von Defektzonen im Unterkiefer

“…Frakturen vorliegen, ggf. in Kombination mit verminderter Knochenqualität und kompromittierten Weichgeweben [32,4,29]. Dabei kann im Wesentlichen ein onkologisches Setting von einem traumatologischen Anwendungsbereich differenziert werden.…”