Raveh J, Vuillemin T, Lädrach K
Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Berne, Switzerland.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1989 Feb;47(2):120-7. doi: 10.1016/s0278-2391(89)80100-4.
The subject of this paper is the evaluation of the results after surgical management of 29 dislocated fractures of the condylar process. Only fractures with total dislocation of the condyle out of the articulate fossa were surgically treated. The surgical procedure, making a broad exposure necessary, is detailed. The low rate of complications as well as the satisfactory function of the joints in spite of severe dislocation seems to confirm the surgical treatment of this type of fractures.
