HOMEPRODUCTSCOMPANYCONTACTFAQResearchDictionaryPharmaSign Up FREE or Login

Wire-free fixation of jaw fractures.

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.
AuthorsG C S Cousin
JournalThe 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
PMID19608310 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Nylons
  • Plastics
  • Titanium
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)

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.
Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!


Choose Username:
Email:
Password:
Verify Password:
Enter Code Shown: