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Outcomes of Manual Reduction vs Arch Bars for Mandibular Angle Fractures`

Journal: Archives of Otolaryngology & Rhinology (Vol.2, No. 2)

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Page : 070-073

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Abstract

Objective: To compare post-operative complications of mandibular angle fractures treated with manual reduction, arch bar maxillomandibular fixation (MMF), and non-arch bar MMF. Study Design: Retrospective chart review Methods: A retrospective review of patients with mandibular angle fractures at a tertiary care level 1 trauma center between 2001 and 2013. Reduction of the fracture(s) was classified into one of 3 groups: manual reduction, non-arch bar MMF, and arch bar MMF. The main outcome variables were post-operative malocclusion and infection.

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