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[Analysis of the complications following correction of mandibular angle prominence]
Lü-ping Huang1, Lai Gui, Zhi-yong Zhang
1Hainan Provincial People's Hospital, Haikou 570311, China.
Objective:
To investigate the causes and the prophylactic measures for the complications following correction of mandibular angle prominence.
Methods:
From 1996 to 2001, a total of 203 patients with mandibular angle prominence underwent mandibular angle osteotomy.
Results:
Of them, 9 patients had postoperative complications, which included bleeding, hematoma, infection, mental nerve injury, labia scar, asymmetry, and steep mandibular angle.
Conclusion:
The correction of mandibular angle prominence should be designed and performed precisely. Care must be taken to avoid severe complications like condyle fracture.
