A Distinct Technique of Intermaxillary Fixation Screw Application to Condylar Process to Fracture Reduction in Open Approach of Condylar Fracture Treatment

Kemalettin Yildiz; Ali Yeniocak; Selma Sönmez Ergün; Halil Ibrahim Canter

doi:10.1097/SCS.0000000000007728

A Distinct Technique of Intermaxillary Fixation Screw Application to Condylar Process to Fracture Reduction in Open Approach of Condylar Fracture Treatment

J Craniofac Surg. 2021 Nov-Dec;32(8):e744-e745. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007728.

Authors

Kemalettin Yildiz¹, Ali Yeniocak¹, Selma Sönmez Ergün¹, Halil Ibrahim Canter²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul.
² Anadolu Medical Center Department of Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery, Kocaeli, Turkey.

PMID: 34183632
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007728

Abstract

The aim of this letter is to present the surgical experience obtained from a patient, in whom the proximal segment was better manipulated for precise alignment after application of the intermaxillary fixation screw.

MeSH terms

Bone Screws
Fracture Fixation, Internal
Humans
Mandibular Condyle / diagnostic imaging
Mandibular Condyle / surgery
Mandibular Fractures* / diagnostic imaging
Mandibular Fractures* / surgery
Plastic Surgery Procedures*