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Fixation of mandibular fractures: a comparative analysis of rigid internal fixation and standard fixation techniques
T B Dodson1, D H Perrott, L B Kaban
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California-San Francisco 94143.
Abstract:
This study used a prospective design to compare standard therapy (closed or open reduction with 4 weeks of maxillomandibular fixation) to rigid internal fixation (RIF) for the treatment of mandibular fractures. Ninety-two patients with 143 fractures were evaluated and treated. There was no statistically significant difference in the treatment results between the two groups, despite a bias in the distribution of study variables that favored the standard therapy.