With the introduction and large-scale use of rigid internal fixation the treatment of patients with mandibular fractures has changed significantly. There are clinical situations in which conservative treatment is effective…
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and reasons for removing bone plates used to fixate mandibular fractures in an inner-city population. Method: This study consisted…
Aim: To determine the epidemiological profile of Craniofacial Trauma (CFT) in adult patients attended at the Emergency Room of Hospital Barros Luco Trudeau (HBLT), Santiago, Chile. Methods: This retrospective epidemiological…
By confronting the management of condylar fractures, there are two possible treatments, one surgical and other orthopedic. Both present indications, advantages and disadvantages, and even according to the preference of…
Objective: To compare the mandibular fractures resolution treated with different fixation techniques according to socio-economic background of the patients. Patients and methods: Patients presenting single or multiple mandibular fractures located…
Condylar fractures has generated more controversy than other maxillofacial fractures because they relate to the complex anatomy and function of the ATM, and because at present no scientific evidence to…
Racial disparities have been shown to exist in several arenas of health care. The institutional trauma registry at Boston Medical Center was queried to investigate racial injury patterns and outcomes…
There is a very specific group of condyle fracture which associated with fractures of the middle cranial fossa, and in some cases the mandibular condyle can invade cranial fossa, requiring…
The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognosis of the fractured mandibular condyles which were repositioned after internal fixation by extracorporeal open reduction. The subjects were 19 patients…
Introduction: Trauma in the orbital region can result in considerable facial deformity and can affect vision and the nervous system of the face. Rehabilitation of the patient requires to understand…
