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Condylectomy: Role in Treatment of Jaw Fractures

Condylectomy: Role in Treatment of Jaw Fractures Abstract FRACTURES of the mandibular condyle require prompt and accurate treatment if serious irregularities in mandibular function are to be avoided. The incidence1-3 of condylar fractures has been reported at widely differing levels as 6% of mandibular fractures in a series by Edgerton and Hill,1 up to 36% in a series by Hagan and Huelke,2 with other reports in between. The Edgerton-Hill series covered 434 fractures and the Hagan-Huelke series was 319 cases. Desault, in a treatise on fractures in 1805, stated that restoration of condylar fragments secondary to fracture was important because failure to do so might end in a nonunion of fragments. The end result of this might render the condyle irregular and deformed, which could impede function of the jaw. A posttreatment survey of 120 cases of mandibular condyle fracture was carried out by the Chalmers J. Lyons Club in a report in 1947. Condyle References 1. Edgerton, M.T., and Hill, E.: Fracture of the Mandible , Surgery 31:933, 1952. 2. Hagan, E.H., and Huelke, D.F.: An Analysis of 319 Case Reports of Mandibular Fractures , J Oral Surg 19:93, 1961. 3. Members of Chalmers J. Lyons Club: Fractures Involving the Mandibular Condyle , J Oral Surg 5:45, 1947. 4. Thoma, K.H.: Fractures of the Condyle of the Jaw , Amer J Orthodont 31:220, 1945. 5. Sicher, H.: Structural and Functional Basis for Disorders of the Temporomandibular Articulation , J Oral Surg 13:275, 1955. 6. Dingman, R.O., and Natvig, P.: Surgery of Facial Injuries , W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1964, p 364. 7. Hayward, J.R.: Treatment Methods for Jaw Fractures , J Oral Surg 20:273, 1962. 8. Georgiade, N.G., et al: Extra-Oral Pinning of Displaced Condylar Fractures , Plast Reconstr Surg 18:377, 1956.Crossref 9. Risdon, F.: Ankylosis of the Temporomandibular Joint , JAMA 21:1933, 1934. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1968 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9977
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10.1001/archotol.1968.00760060427018
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Abstract

Abstract FRACTURES of the mandibular condyle require prompt and accurate treatment if serious irregularities in mandibular function are to be avoided. The incidence1-3 of condylar fractures has been reported at widely differing levels as 6% of mandibular fractures in a series by Edgerton and Hill,1 up to 36% in a series by Hagan and Huelke,2 with other reports in between. The Edgerton-Hill series covered 434 fractures and the Hagan-Huelke series was 319 cases. Desault, in a treatise on fractures in 1805, stated that restoration of condylar fragments secondary to fracture was important because failure to do so might end in a nonunion of fragments. The end result of this might render the condyle irregular and deformed, which could impede function of the jaw. A posttreatment survey of 120 cases of mandibular condyle fracture was carried out by the Chalmers J. Lyons Club in a report in 1947. Condyle References 1. Edgerton, M.T., and Hill, E.: Fracture of the Mandible , Surgery 31:933, 1952. 2. Hagan, E.H., and Huelke, D.F.: An Analysis of 319 Case Reports of Mandibular Fractures , J Oral Surg 19:93, 1961. 3. Members of Chalmers J. Lyons Club: Fractures Involving the Mandibular Condyle , J Oral Surg 5:45, 1947. 4. Thoma, K.H.: Fractures of the Condyle of the Jaw , Amer J Orthodont 31:220, 1945. 5. Sicher, H.: Structural and Functional Basis for Disorders of the Temporomandibular Articulation , J Oral Surg 13:275, 1955. 6. Dingman, R.O., and Natvig, P.: Surgery of Facial Injuries , W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1964, p 364. 7. Hayward, J.R.: Treatment Methods for Jaw Fractures , J Oral Surg 20:273, 1962. 8. Georgiade, N.G., et al: Extra-Oral Pinning of Displaced Condylar Fractures , Plast Reconstr Surg 18:377, 1956.Crossref 9. Risdon, F.: Ankylosis of the Temporomandibular Joint , JAMA 21:1933, 1934.

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Archives of OtolaryngologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Apr 1, 1968

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