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Management of parasymphyseal fractures of the mandible
Author(s) -
McClurg F. L. Don
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197802000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , internal fixation , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , dentistry , orthodontics , reduction (mathematics) , surgery , botany , geometry , mathematics , biology , genus
Fractures of the parasymphyseal mandible occur in 15% of all cases of mandibular fracture. The experience obtained from 32 consecutive parasymphyseal fractures is outlined. Open reduction and internal fixation was required in patients having severe comminution, a mobile central fragment, or bilateral subcondylar fractures. These circumstances constituted 15% of all parasymphyseal fractures. The techniques utilized have been outlined.