Pathological fracture of the mandible resulting from osteomyelitis successfully treated with only intermaxillary elastic guiding

T Ogasawara; K Sano; C Hatsusegawa; K Miyauchi; M Nakamura; H Matsuura

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2007.11.006

Pathological fracture of the mandible resulting from osteomyelitis successfully treated with only intermaxillary elastic guiding

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Jun;37(6):581-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.11.006. Epub 2008 Feb 12.

Authors

T Ogasawara¹, K Sano, C Hatsusegawa, K Miyauchi, M Nakamura, H Matsuura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. ogasa@u-fukui.ac.jp

PMID: 18272342
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.11.006

Abstract

Treatment of mandibular pathological fractures differs according to etiology. Closed reduction with intermaxillary fixation is usually performed when fractures occur as a result of osteomyelitis. Here is reported a case of pathological fracture of the mandible resulting from osteomyelitis that was successfully treated with intermaxillary elastics only.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bone Density / physiology
Fracture Healing / physiology
Fractures, Spontaneous / etiology*
Fractures, Spontaneous / therapy
Humans
Jaw Fixation Techniques*
Male
Mandibular Diseases / complications*
Mandibular Fractures / etiology*
Mandibular Fractures / therapy
Osteomyelitis / complications*
Radiography, Panoramic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed