Failure of miniplate osteosynthesis for the management of atrophic mandibular fracture

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2013-07-01

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Santos, George Soares
De Assis Costa, Marcelo Dias Moreira
De Oliveira Costa, Cecília
Souza, Francisley Ávila [UNESP]
Júnior, Idelmo Rangel Garcia [UNESP]
De Melo, Willian Morais [UNESP]

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Fractures of the severely atrophic (<10 mm) edentulous mandible are not common, and these fractures with a vertical height of 10 mm or less have long been recognized as being particularly problematic. Although there are advances in the treatment of the atrophic mandibular fracture, the treatment remains controversial. There are some options for treatment planning because of using small miniplates to large reconstruction plates. However, when the fixation method fails, it causes malunion, nonunion, and/or infection, and sometimes it has been associated with large bone defects. The authors describe a clinical report of a failed miniplate fixation for atrophic mandibular fracture management. The authors used a load-bearing reconstruction plate combined with autogenous bone graft from iliac crest for this retreatment. The authors show a follow-up of 6 months, with union of the fracture line and no complication postoperatively. © 2013 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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Atrophic mandible, bone grafting, fracture fixation, internal fixation, mandibular fracture, osteosynthesis

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Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, v. 24, n. 4, 2013.