A comparative clinical evaluation of the outcome of patients treated for bilateral fracture of the mandibular condyles

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 464-466

  Singh, Virendra ^a   Bhagol, Amrish ^a   Dhingra, Rahul ^a  

^a PT B D SHARMA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Condyle; Fracture; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLOSED REDUCTION AND MAXILLOMANDIBULAR FIXATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; JAW RADIOGRAPHY; MALE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MANDIBLE CONDYLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPEN REDUCTION; OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION; ORAL SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BONE PLATES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURES, COMMINUTED; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; MANDIBULAR FRACTURES; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862771687     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: 18784119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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