The treatment of condylar fractures: to open or not to open? A critical review of this controversy

VALIATI, Renato; IBRAHIM, Danilo; ABREU, Marcelo Emir Requia; HEITZ, Claiton; de OLIVEIRA, Rogério Belle; PAGNONCELLI, Rogério Miranda; SILVA, Daniela Nascimento

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The treatment of condylar fractures: to open or not to open? A critical review of this controversy

Renato VALIATI¹*, Danilo IBRAHIM¹*, Marcelo Emir Requia ABREU¹*, Claiton HEITZ²*, Rogério Belle de OLIVEIRA²*, Rogério Miranda PAGNONCELLI²*, Daniela Nascimento SILVA²* ^✉

1. School of Dentistry, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.
2. Post-Graduation in Dentistry - Department of Surgery (Head: Prof. Dr. José Antônio Poli Figueiredo) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
* These authors contributed equally.

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VALIATI R, IBRAHIM D, ABREU MER, HEITZ C, de OLIVEIRA RB, PAGNONCELLI RM, SILVA DN. The treatment of condylar fractures: to open or not to open? A critical review of this controversy. Int J Med Sci 2008; 5(6):313-318. doi:10.7150/ijms.5.313. https://www.medsci.org/v05p0313.htm

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The treatment of condylar process fractures has generated a great deal of discussion and controversy in oral and maxillofacial trauma and there are many different methods to treat this injury. For each type of condylar fracture, the techniques must be chosen taking into consideration the presence of teeth, fracture height, patient's adaptation, patient's masticatory system, disturbance of occlusal function, deviation of the mandible, internal derangements of the temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) and ankylosis of the joint with resultant inability to move the jaw, all of which are sequelae of this injury. Many surgeons seem to favor closed treatment with maxillomandibular fixation (MMF), but in recent years, open treatment of condylar fractures with rigid internal fixation (RIF) has become more common. The objective of this review was to evaluate the main variables that determine the choice of method for treatment of condylar fractures: open or closed, pointing out their indications, contra-indications, advantages and disadvantages.

Keywords: mandibular condyle, temporomandibular joint, mandibular fractures, internal fracture fixation, jaw fixation techniques.

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VALIATI, R., IBRAHIM, D., ABREU, M.E.R., HEITZ, C., de OLIVEIRA, R.B., PAGNONCELLI, R.M., SILVA, D.N. (2008). The treatment of condylar fractures: to open or not to open? A critical review of this controversy. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 5(6), 313-318. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.5.313.

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VALIATI, R.; IBRAHIM, D.; ABREU, M.E.R.; HEITZ, C.; de OLIVEIRA, R.B.; PAGNONCELLI, R.M.; SILVA, D.N. The treatment of condylar fractures: to open or not to open? A critical review of this controversy. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2008, 5 (6), 313-318. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5.313.

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VALIATI R, IBRAHIM D, ABREU MER, HEITZ C, de OLIVEIRA RB, PAGNONCELLI RM, SILVA DN. 2008. The treatment of condylar fractures: to open or not to open? A critical review of this controversy. Int J Med Sci. 5(6):313-318.

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