External mandibular fixation for gunshot fractures: report of 2 cases Ateşli silah yaralanmalarında eksternal fiksasyon: İki olgu raporu

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Elbir B., Kolsuz N., Varol A.

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, vol.29, no.6, pp.741-745, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/tjtes.2022.77315
  • Journal Name: Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.741-745
  • Keywords: Comminuted fracture, external fixator, mandible
  • Istanbul Medipol University Affiliated: No

Abstract

High-energy ballistic injuries may cause comminuted facial fractures. Treatment of such fractures might be challenging because of infection and soft-and hard-tissue loss.These cases may not be amenable to open reduction and internal fixation.We present 2 cases of gunshot fractures, for which external fixation was used as a surgical step before definitive treatment.With the use of external fixation, existing infection had been controlled and soft tissues had been restored, which allowed oral rehabilitation with reconstruction plates and autogenous bone grafting, if needed.