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Let Bilateral Condylar Fracture Fixation Be the Norm and Not a Choice
In lieu of a lack of consensus among the global community, it becomes imperative to address the pitfalls in the surgical management of bilateral mandibular condylar fractures with the contemporary technique of open reduction and internal fixation of only one side. This dictum inevitably leads to pos...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9242528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35783882 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25492 |
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author | Punga, Rohit Gaur, Shivangi |
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description | In lieu of a lack of consensus among the global community, it becomes imperative to address the pitfalls in the surgical management of bilateral mandibular condylar fractures with the contemporary technique of open reduction and internal fixation of only one side. This dictum inevitably leads to postoperative complications despite the best efforts of the surgical team to optimize care. We present a case series comprising residual deformities and complications arising out of the inadequate treatment of bilateral condylar fractures. We aim to highlight the significance of open reduction and internal fixation of bilateral mandibular condylar fractures and reiterate that conventional subcondylar osteotomy is an effective method for revision surgery. |
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spelling | pubmed-92425282022-07-02 Let Bilateral Condylar Fracture Fixation Be the Norm and Not a Choice Punga, Rohit Gaur, Shivangi Cureus Trauma In lieu of a lack of consensus among the global community, it becomes imperative to address the pitfalls in the surgical management of bilateral mandibular condylar fractures with the contemporary technique of open reduction and internal fixation of only one side. This dictum inevitably leads to postoperative complications despite the best efforts of the surgical team to optimize care. We present a case series comprising residual deformities and complications arising out of the inadequate treatment of bilateral condylar fractures. We aim to highlight the significance of open reduction and internal fixation of bilateral mandibular condylar fractures and reiterate that conventional subcondylar osteotomy is an effective method for revision surgery. Cureus 2022-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9242528/ /pubmed/35783882 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25492 Text en Copyright © 2022, Punga et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Trauma Punga, Rohit Gaur, Shivangi Let Bilateral Condylar Fracture Fixation Be the Norm and Not a Choice |
title | Let Bilateral Condylar Fracture Fixation Be the Norm and Not a Choice |
title_full | Let Bilateral Condylar Fracture Fixation Be the Norm and Not a Choice |
title_fullStr | Let Bilateral Condylar Fracture Fixation Be the Norm and Not a Choice |
title_full_unstemmed | Let Bilateral Condylar Fracture Fixation Be the Norm and Not a Choice |
title_short | Let Bilateral Condylar Fracture Fixation Be the Norm and Not a Choice |
title_sort | let bilateral condylar fracture fixation be the norm and not a choice |
topic | Trauma |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9242528/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35783882 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25492 |
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