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Stabilization of Comminuted Zygomatic Fractures With External Suspension Apparatus

Stabilization of Comminuted Zygomatic Fractures With External Suspension Apparatus Abstract • An external fixation device using a suspension bar fashioned from dental compounds is described. The finished appliance resembles a drawer pull from which the fractured malar eminence is suspended. The apparatus is recommended for the treatment of comminuted, unstable zygomatic fractures where conventional means of stabilization have proved unsatisfactory or undesirable and where passive traction is desirable. Appliances fashioned from lightweight dental compounds offer the maxillofacial surgeon a safe, effective, and highly versatile means of stabilizing facial fractures. Back to top Article Information Accepted for publication Jan 24, 1977. Reprint requests to Department of Otolaryngology, St Paul-Ramsey Hospital, 640 Jackson St, St Paul, MN 55101 (Dr Duckert). References 1. Dingman RO, Natvig P. Surgery of Facial Fractures. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1964, pp 211-237. 2. Kazanjian VH. Treatment of injuries of the upper part of the face. J Am Dent Assoc. 14:1607-1618. 1927.Google Scholar 3. Crawford MJ. Appliances and attachments for treatment of upper jaw fractures. Naval Med Bull. 41:1151-1157. 1943.Google Scholar 4. Morris JH. Biphase connector, external skeletal splint for reduction and fixation of mandibular fractures. Oral Surg. 2:1382-1398. 1949. PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 5. Rontal E, Meyerhoff W, Wilson K. Biphase external fixation: Technique and application. Laryngoscope. 84:1404-1414. 1974. PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 6. Gordon S, Macrae H. Monocular blindness as complication of treatment of malar fractures. Plast Reconstr Surg. 6:228-232. 1950. PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology American Medical Association

Stabilization of Comminuted Zygomatic Fractures With External Suspension Apparatus

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American Medical Association
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10.1001/archotol.1977.00780240039002
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Abstract

Abstract • An external fixation device using a suspension bar fashioned from dental compounds is described. The finished appliance resembles a drawer pull from which the fractured malar eminence is suspended. The apparatus is recommended for the treatment of comminuted, unstable zygomatic fractures where conventional means of stabilization have proved unsatisfactory or undesirable and where passive traction is desirable. Appliances fashioned from lightweight dental compounds offer the maxillofacial surgeon a safe, effective, and highly versatile means of stabilizing facial fractures. Back to top Article Information Accepted for publication Jan 24, 1977. Reprint requests to Department of Otolaryngology, St Paul-Ramsey Hospital, 640 Jackson St, St Paul, MN 55101 (Dr Duckert). References 1. Dingman RO, Natvig P. Surgery of Facial Fractures. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co, 1964, pp 211-237. 2. Kazanjian VH. Treatment of injuries of the upper part of the face. J Am Dent Assoc. 14:1607-1618. 1927.Google Scholar 3. Crawford MJ. Appliances and attachments for treatment of upper jaw fractures. Naval Med Bull. 41:1151-1157. 1943.Google Scholar 4. Morris JH. Biphase connector, external skeletal splint for reduction and fixation of mandibular fractures. Oral Surg. 2:1382-1398. 1949. PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 5. Rontal E, Meyerhoff W, Wilson K. Biphase external fixation: Technique and application. Laryngoscope. 84:1404-1414. 1974. PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 6. Gordon S, Macrae H. Monocular blindness as complication of treatment of malar fractures. Plast Reconstr Surg. 6:228-232. 1950. PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref

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Archives of Otolaryngology – American Medical Association

Published: Jul 1, 1977

Keywords: comminuted fractures,zygomatic fractures,stabilization,facial fractures,external fixation devices,traction,fractures,dental clinics,zygomatic bones,surgeons

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