|
Table 6: treatment of maxillofacial fractures |
|
|
Mandible |
Frequency |
|
2.4mm titanium plates osteosynthesis |
48 |
|
Eyelet wiring/ arch bars/ MMF |
79 |
|
Transoosseous wiring |
11 |
|
No active treatment |
34 |
|
Midface |
|
|
Maxilla |
|
|
Miniplate osteosynthesis |
17 |
|
Circumzygomatic- mandibular suspension + MMF |
5 |
|
Fronto-mandibular wire suspension + MMF |
3 |
|
Eyelet wiring/ arch bars/ MMF |
15 |
|
No active treatment |
26 |
|
Zygomatic fractures |
|
|
Elevation via Gillies temporal approach |
6 |
|
Miniplate osteosynthesis via lateral eyebrow incision |
4 |
|
Fronto-mandibular wire suspension + MMF |
3 |
|
No active treatment |
16 |
|
Nasal fractures |
|
|
Reduction with Walsham’s forcep |
3 |
|
No active treatment |
2 |
|
Total number of fractures |
272 |