Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fracture without Rigid Maxillomandibular Fixation
Abstract Introduction The ability to treat fracture with open reduction and internal fixation (OR/IF) has dramatically revolutionized the approach to mandible fracture. With OR/IF, the postoperative role of rigid maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) has declined, but it is used to maintain...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
2015-03-01
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Series: | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1549154 |