Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Maxillofacial trauma and orthognathic surgery
Arch bar application
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PI - perform independently (NMC); perform independently (DrNB operative skills)
- Also called
- Erich arch bar
Videos and resources
- VideoIntermaxillary Fixation with Erich Arch Bars15:40
- VideoWiring Fractured Jaw - Erich Arch Bars13:18
- +66 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Apply arch bars and Intermaxillary fixation for fractures of the maxilla and mandible.” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 9)
“Demonstrate arch bar and Ivy loop application in a patient or typhodont” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 14)
“Arch bar fixation &intermaxillary Fixation-Different techniques of IMF.” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 21)