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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Is extracorporeal plating ideal for condylar fracture? A case report with a two-year follow-up study
Nathiya Balasubramaniyan1, Ganesan Suresh Kumar1, M James Antony Bhagat1, Veeramuthu Muthulingam2
1 Department of OMFS, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Nathiya Balasubramaniyan
Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/njms.njms_499_21
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Management of condylar fractures includes the closed and open methods. The closed method, although is conservative, has disadvantages such as inadequate reduction, disturbances in occlusion, and a decrease in ramal height. To overcome these disadvantages, surgeons prefer open reduction and internal fixation. One of the methods used is extracorpeal fixation of condyle fractures. This method has a limiting factor of excessive condylar resorption and avascular necrosis. We report a two-year follow-up of a patient with condylar head resorption and fractured implant.
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