Federica Sobrero, Fabio Roccia, Michela Omedè, Francesca Merlo, Kathia Dubron, Constantinus Politis, Alessandro Rabufetti, Paolo Scolozzi, Guglielmo Ramieri, Anže Birk, Aleš Vesnaver, Ali O Rizvi, Sean Laverick, Drago Jelovac, Vitomir S Konstantinovic, Valentines Vilaplana, Antonio Mari Roig, Maximilian Goetzinger, Gian Battista Bottini, Predrag Knežević, Emil Dediol, Mario Kordić, Anamaria Sivrić, Fatma Eriş Derkuş, Utku Nezih Yilmaz, Dimitra Ganasouli, Stylianos N Zanakis
PURPOSE: The training and preferences of surgeons influence the type of surgical treatment for mandibular fractures. This multicentre prospective study analyzed the current treatment strategies and outcomes for mandibular fractures with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). MATERIAL AND METHODS: This prospective study included patients aged ≥16 years who underwent ORIF for mandibular fractures in 12 European maxillofacial centers. Age, sex, pretrauma dental status, fracture cause, site and type, associated facial fractures, surgical approach, plate number and thickness (≤1...
May 7, 2024: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery