Fixation of mandibular fractures: a comparative analysis of rigid internal fixation and standard fixation techniques

T B Dodson; D H Perrott; L B Kaban; N C Gordon

doi:10.1016/0278-2391(90)90431-z

Fixation of mandibular fractures: a comparative analysis of rigid internal fixation and standard fixation techniques

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1990 Apr;48(4):362-6. doi: 10.1016/0278-2391(90)90431-z.

Authors

T B Dodson¹, D H Perrott, L B Kaban, N C Gordon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California-San Francisco 94143.

PMID: 2313443
DOI: 10.1016/0278-2391(90)90431-z

Abstract

This study used a prospective design to compare standard therapy (closed or open reduction with 4 weeks of maxillomandibular fixation) to rigid internal fixation (RIF) for the treatment of mandibular fractures. Ninety-two patients with 143 fractures were evaluated and treated. There was no statistically significant difference in the treatment results between the two groups, despite a bias in the distribution of study variables that favored the standard therapy.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Fracture Fixation* / adverse effects
Fracture Fixation, Internal* / adverse effects
Humans
Male
Mandibular Fractures / surgery*
Prospective Studies