Van Sickels Joseph E
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington 40536-0297, USA.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2005 Aug;100(2 Suppl):S11-6. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.04.003.
In 1948, Dr Kurt H Thoma, a leading authority of the day, published a paper on new methods for immobilization of the mandible in the first issue of this Journal. He reviewed the state of the art for management of patients with fractures of the mandible. By reviewing the paper now we can see how difficult to treat some of the injuries he saw were. This paper assesses his patient management in light of today's knowledge and experience. It discusses changes in therapy that have occurred during this over fifty-year time span. Although many things have changed since then, what has not changed is our desire to provide the best care for our patients using currently available scientific knowledge and clinical evidence.
1948年，当时的权威人士库尔特·H·托马博士在本杂志的第一期上发表了一篇关于下颌骨固定新方法的论文。他回顾了下颌骨骨折患者的治疗现状。通过现在回顾这篇论文，我们可以看出他所见到的一些损伤治疗起来有多困难。本文根据当今的知识和经验评估了他对患者的治疗方法。它讨论了在这五十多年时间里治疗方法所发生的变化。尽管从那时起很多事情都发生了变化，但不变的是我们希望利用现有的科学知识和临床证据为患者提供最佳治疗的愿望。
