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Complications of nonrigid fixation of mandibular angle fractures

1993; Elsevier BV; Volume: 51; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0278-2391(10)80350-7

1531-5053

Luís Augusto Pásseri, Edward Ellis, Douglas P. Sinn,

Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research

This retrospective study analyzed complications in 96 patients with 99 mandibular angle fractures treated during a 3-year period with either closed reduction or nonrigid means of fixation combined with maxillomandibular fixation. An overall complication rate of 17% occurred. Infection was the most common complication, occurring in 17 fractures. Thirteen fractures had infection as the only complication; in the remaining four patients, infection was combined with malunion/malocclusion. The results of this study show that mandibular angle fractures in an inner-city population are associated with a high incidence of postsurgical complications.