Treatment of extended comminuted mandibular fractures with infected cutaneous fistule Post-ORIF using a reconstruction plate: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We report a case of an extended comminuted mandibular fracture using a reconstruction plate, miniplates and arch bar. Cases of extended comminuted mandibular fractures report high rates of complications. In this case, the patient subsequently suffered from an infected cutaneous fistule and non-union of the comminuted segments.

Case report

An 18-year old male arrived at the emergency room after a motorcycle accident with extensive comminuted mandibular fractures extending bilaterally with splitting at the mandibular angle and shattered bony fragments of the alveolus and mandible body. ORIF was performed using a locking reconstruction plate, miniplates and screw followed by maxillomandibular fixation using the arch-bar. Two weeks after the operation, a cutaneous f

SUBMITTER: Vityadewi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422384 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature