Lag Screw in Mandibular Plate Technique for Sagittal Splitting Mandibular Fractures | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | ||
| Article 14, Volume 43, Issue 3, October 2020, Pages 437-439 PDF (5.76 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejprs.2020.68184 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Khaled A Reyad* ; Niveen F Almahmoudy | ||
| The Department of Plastic, Burn and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Mandibular fractures with sagittal splitting and splaying of both the lingual and buccal cortices poses a challenge in their fixation as screws may push the lingual cortex during screw tightening resulting in widening of the mandible. Methods: Screw lagging inside the lower mandibular plate technique may help approximation of the near and far cortices during screw tightening, this was applied for eight cases with mandibular fractures. Results: The splaying between the two cortices was prevented regaining its normal medullary space width. Conclusion: Using the screw lagging inside the plate technique may be a safe technique used in mandibular fractures that have cortical splaying | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Lag screw – Mandibular – Fractures | ||
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