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Maxillofacial Surgery

Mandible Fractures (AO Based)

Built from AO Surgery Reference: CMF Trauma, Pediatric Trauma and Reconstruction (AO Foundation)

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3 sections · 111 slides

  1. 01

    Overview

    • Introduction
    • Why mandible fractures matter
    • Anatomic regions of the mandible
    • Anatomic regions of the mandible
    • Anatomy and biomechanics
    • Facial nerve and facial vessels
    • Facial nerve and facial vessels
    • Sensory nerves from CN V3
    • Sensory nerves from CN V3
    • Champy ideal lines of osteosynthesis
    • Champy ideal lines of osteosynthesis
    • Load sharing versus load bearing
    • Load sharing versus load bearing
    • Clinical and radiographic assessment
    • History of the injury
    • History of the injury
    • Occlusal signs and what they suggest
    • Occlusal signs and what they suggest
    • Other examination findings
    • Other examination findings
    • Imaging of mandible fractures
    • Imaging of mandible fractures
    • Terminology and classification
    • Six descriptors of a mandible fracture
    • Six descriptors of a mandible fracture
    • Simple and complex fracture morphology
    • Simple and complex fracture morphology
    • AO subregions of the condylar process
    • AO subregions of the condylar process
    • AO fracture tree for treatment choice
    • AO fracture tree for treatment choice
    • Symphysis and parasymphysis fractures
    • Simple symphyseal fractures: principles
    • Simple symphyseal fractures: principles
    • Simple symphysis: treatment options
    • Simple symphysis: treatment options (cont.)
    • Two-plate fixation of the symphysis
    • Two-plate fixation of the symphysis
    • Lag screw fixation of the symphysis
    • Lag screw fixation of the symphysis
    • Complex symphysis: treatment options
    • Complex symphysis: treatment options
    • Body fractures
    • Simple body: treatment options
    • Simple body: treatment options (cont.)
    • Complex body: definition and options
    • Complex body: definition and options
    • Stepwise repair of comminuted fractures
    • Stepwise repair of comminuted fractures
    • Screw placement zones in the body
    • Screw placement zones in the body
    • Angle and ramus fractures
    • Angle fractures: key features
    • Angle fractures: key features
    • Simple angle: treatment options
    • Simple angle: treatment options
    • Single plate position at the angle
    • Single plate position at the angle
    • One-plate fixation of a simple angle
    • One-plate fixation of a simple angle
    • Complex angle: treatment options
    • Complex angle: treatment options
    • Ramus fractures: treatment options
    • Ramus fractures: treatment options
    • Condylar process and head fractures
    • Condylar fractures: mechanism and signs
    • Condylar fractures: mechanism and signs
    • Factors in open versus closed treatment
    • ORIF of the condyle: pros and cons
    • ORIF of the condyle: pros and cons
    • Condylar fractures: treatment options
    • Condylar fractures: treatment options
    • Closed treatment of condylar fractures
    • Closed treatment of condylar fractures
    • Plate fixation of a condylar fracture
    • Plate fixation of a condylar fracture
    • Special situations
    • Multiple fractures: sequence and fixation
    • Multiple fractures: sequence and fixation
    • Bilateral condyles with symphysis fracture
    • Bilateral condyles with symphysis fracture
    • Teeth in the line of fracture
    • Teeth in the line of fracture
    • Edentulous atrophic mandible fractures
    • Edentulous atrophic mandible fractures
    • Infected fractures with or without bone loss
    • Infected fractures with or without bone loss
    • Fractures in the growing skeleton
    • Fractures in the growing skeleton

    89 slides

  2. 02

    Approaches and basic techniques

    • Approaches to the mandible (1)
    • Approaches to the mandible (1)
    • Approaches to the mandible (2)
    • Approaches to the mandible (2)
    • MMF with arch bars
    • MMF with arch bars
    • Locking versus nonlocking plates

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  3. 03

    Aftercare and complications

    • Aftercare after ORIF
    • Malocclusion, hygiene and physiotherapy
    • Malocclusion, hygiene and physiotherapy
    • Complications and fixation failure
    • Complications and fixation failure
    • Take-home messages
    • References (1 of 6)
    • References (2 of 6)
    • References (3 of 6)
    • References (4 of 6)
    • References (5 of 6)
    • References (6 of 6)
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