Abstract |
Stainless steel wire is often used in the management of jaw fractures to provide intraoperative or postoperative intermaxillary fixation (IMF). Wiring of the jaws is time-consuming, a second procedure is needed to remove it, and needlestick injuries occur during placement. We report on 151 consecutive patients who had wire-free fixation of jaw fractures, and outline the value of a system of plastic anchorage points applied to individual teeth in both jaws that allows for wire-free IMF when they are linked by elastics (Rapid IMF, Synthes, PA, USA). A total of 150 successive patients had wire-free fixation of 146 mandibular and 5 maxillary fractures. Ninety-eight were hand-held in occlusion, and 52 were treated using Rapid IMF. There were few complications.
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Authors | G C S Cousin |
Journal | The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
(Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg)
Vol. 47
Issue 7
Pg. 521-4
(Oct 2009)
ISSN: 1532-1940 [Electronic] Scotland |
PMID | 19608310
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Biocompatible Materials
- Nylons
- Plastics
- Titanium
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Topics |
- Biocompatible Materials
(chemistry)
- Bone Plates
- Bone Wires
- Equipment Design
- Fracture Fixation
(instrumentation, methods)
- Gingival Diseases
(etiology)
- Humans
- Jaw Fixation Techniques
(instrumentation)
- Jaw Fractures
(surgery)
- Malocclusion
(etiology)
- Mandibular Fractures
(surgery)
- Maxillary Fractures
(surgery)
- Nylons
(chemistry)
- Oral Ulcer
(etiology)
- Plastics
(chemistry)
- Postoperative Complications
- Pressure Ulcer
(etiology)
- Surgical Wound Infection
(etiology)
- Titanium
(chemistry)
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