COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RIGID FIXATION OF MANDIBULOTOMIES

Citation
Kj. Mccann et al., COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RIGID FIXATION OF MANDIBULOTOMIES, Journal of otolaryngology, 23(3), 1994, pp. 210-215
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
ISSN journal
03816605
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
210 - 215
Database
ISI
SICI code
0381-6605(1994)23:3<210:CAWRFO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The complications associated with the use of rigid internal fixation i n 31 consecutive patients who had undergone a mandibulotomy for the tr eatment of pathology of the oral cavity or oropharynx were reviewed. R igid fixation was accomplished with two major types of systems: compre ssion plates and reconstruction plates. Complications occurred in 11 p atients (35%) with an average of 1.7 complications per patient. Most c omplications were minor in nature, and were treated successfully with conservative measures. Patients who had preoperative radiotherapy were more likely to develop nonunion and osteoradionecrosis. Plate exposur e was the single, most common complication, accounting for 13% of the complications. No major differences were noted in the complication rat es between the two systems.