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Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg · Jun 2023
Case ReportsExternal mandibular fixation for gunshot fractures: report of 2 cases.
- Begüm Elbir, Nasuh Kolsuz, and Altan Varol.
- İstanbul Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, İstanbul-Türkiye.
- Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2023 Jun 1; 29 (6): 741745741-745.
AbstractHigh-energy ballistic injuries may cause comminuted facial fractures. Treatment of such fractures might be challenging because of in-fection and soft- and hard-tissue loss. These cases may not be amenable to open reduction and internal fixation. We present 2 cases of gunshot fractures, for which external fixation was used as a surgical step before definitive treatment. With the use of external fixation, existing infection had been controlled and soft tissues had been restored, which allowed oral rehabilitation with reconstruction plates and autogenous bone grafting, if needed.
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