Management of Mandibular Fractures by An Inexpensive Compressive Reduction Technique

Authors

  • Wichit Boonyawatana Department of Surgery, Nakornpathom Hospital, Nakornpathom, Thailand

Abstract

               The author describes an inexpensive technique by simple rigid interosseous fixation for the management of mandibular fractures. This technique, to be referred as Nakornpathom technique, is cheap, easy, and needs no expensive plates and screws. It needs simpler and cheaper miniplate and steel wires to achieve rigid compression osteosynthesis. There were 127 mandibular fractures in 100 patients treated by this technique at the Nakornpathom Hospital between January 1997 and April 1999. All cases successfully healed, but with very few minor complications. The technique developed at Nakornpathom Hospital provides a reasonable alternative of internal rigid fixation for the management of mandibular fractures. It is suggested that the technique is appropriate to all developing countries especially during the situation of economic crisis.

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Published

1999-09-30

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Boonyawatana W. Management of Mandibular Fractures by An Inexpensive Compressive Reduction Technique. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 1999 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 23];20(3):97-102. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/247887

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (1999): July - September

Section

Surgical Techniques

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