Takada Taichi, Oshima Naoya, Iwashina Yuki, Ozaki Mine
Department of Plastic Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
J Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Mar 1;3(2):71-78. doi: 10.53045/jprs.2023-0046. eCollection 2024 Apr 27.
Mandibular condylar fractures are common, accounting for approximately 25%-50% of all mandibular fractures. However, the optimal therapeutic method remains controversial. We have used an internal distraction device for treating mandibular condylar fractures for the past 7 years. The aim of this study was to analyze our clinical outcomes.
We retrospectively analyzed the medical charts of 62 patients with mandibular condylar fractures (84 joints) treated by internal distraction device fixation from April 2015 to June 2022 at our hospital.
The patients were 34 males and 28 females (mean age of 49.7 years at surgery). At 3 months postoperatively, the mean mouth opening width was 42.3 mm. Postoperative complications included temporary facial nerve paralysis of a temporal branch (6 patients) and breakage of the device during attachment (22 patients, 24 joints). In all cases in which the device was broken, it was removed within a few weeks, and satisfactory results in terms of mouth opening were obtained.
This method is recommended as a treatment option for mandibular condylar fractures because of its simplicity and satisfactory results compared with other methods.
下颌髁突骨折很常见,约占所有下颌骨骨折的25%-50%。然而,最佳治疗方法仍存在争议。在过去7年中,我们使用了一种内牵张装置来治疗下颌髁突骨折。本研究的目的是分析我们的临床结果。
我们回顾性分析了2015年4月至2022年6月在我院接受内牵张装置固定治疗的62例下颌髁突骨折患者(84个关节)的病历。
患者中男性34例,女性28例(手术时平均年龄49.7岁)。术后3个月时,平均开口度为42.3mm。术后并发症包括颞支暂时性面神经麻痹(6例患者)和装置在附着过程中折断(22例患者,24个关节)。在所有装置折断的病例中,均在几周内将其取出,并且在开口方面获得了满意的结果。
由于该方法与其他方法相比具有操作简单且效果满意的特点,因此推荐将其作为下颌髁突骨折的一种治疗选择。