Inclination Angle in Greenstick Fracture of Mandibular Subcondyle Treated with Intermaxillary Fixation in an Elderly Patient.

ABSTRACT: This study presents the outcomes of a conservative approach to greenstick condylar fracture treatment in an elderly patient. Serial changes of the inclination angle were measured in a greenstick fracture of the mandibular subcondyle treated with intermaxillary fixation (IMF). A 64-year-old woman presented to an outpatient clinic complaining of pain on her chin. While waiting for an elevator, she lost consciousness and hit her face on the floor. She had a limited mouth-opening of 13 mm. Panoramic radiography and computed tomography confirmed a greenstick (incomplete) fracture of the left condyle, in which the lateral side of the bone was fractured and the medial side was bent. The medial inclination was approximately 40.4 degrees. On the second post-trauma day, IMF was performed using arch-

SUBMITTER: Hwang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352622 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature