A report of a novel approach for the management of paediatric mandibular fracture using a prefabricated adaptable surgical splint

A report of a novel approach for the management of paediatric mandibular fracture using a prefabricated adaptable surgical splint

Paediatric facial fractures are relatively rare. The inherent elasticity of the bones with more of the cartilage than that of the mineralised bone accounts for this. The principles involved in the management of facial fractures are the same irrespective of the age of the patient; however, in childre...

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Main Authors: Puttaraj T Kattimani, Banibrata Lahiri, T Kishore Babu, N Koteswara Rao, Divakar Thiruvenkatakrishnan, Tejal R Patil, C Swarnalatha, J Suresh Babu, Abhishek Singh Nayyar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:
conservative approach
mandibular fracture
paediatric facial fractures
prefabricated adaptable surgical splints
Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2021;volume=18;issue=2;spage=119;epage=122;aulast=Kattimani

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