A randomised controlled trial comparing fixation of mandibular angle fractures with a single miniplate placed either transbuccally and intra-orally, or intra-orally alone
| Autor: | M. Gray, Alan Watkins, K.C. Silvester, A.J. Gibbons, A.W. Sugar, D.W. Patton, S.C. Hodder, Helen Snooks |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Dentistry Mandibular angle law.invention Fixation (surgical) Fracture Fixation Internal Young Adult Randomized controlled trial law Mandibular Fractures Fracture fixation Bone plate medicine Internal fixation Humans Osteosynthesis business.industry Significant difference Middle Aged Surgery Treatment Outcome Otorhinolaryngology Female Oral Surgery business Bone Plates |
| Zdroj: | International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery. 38(3) |
| ISSN: | 1399-0020 |
| Popis: | This study compared fixation of simple mandibular angle fractures with a single miniplate either placed from a combined transbuccal and intra-oral approach, or intra-orally alone. 140 consecutive patients were randomly allocated to the two treatment groups. Complications were noted and compared. An email questionnaire to all the participating surgeons examined their personal preferences between the two methods. 20% of plates needed to be removed during the 3 month study period in the combined transbuccal/intra-oral group compared with 36% in the intra-oral alone group (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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