Reyad, K., Mahmoud, N., Hussein, M., Saleh, L. (2024). Evaluation of Screw and Wire Traction in Anatomic Reduction of Mandibular Fracture. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 48(4), 291-295. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2024.385103
Khakled Reyad; Nada AbdelSattar Mahmoud; Mohamed Ibrahim Hussein; Lina Saleh. "Evaluation of Screw and Wire Traction in Anatomic Reduction of Mandibular Fracture". The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 48, 4, 2024, 291-295. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2024.385103
Reyad, K., Mahmoud, N., Hussein, M., Saleh, L. (2024). 'Evaluation of Screw and Wire Traction in Anatomic Reduction of Mandibular Fracture', The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 48(4), pp. 291-295. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2024.385103
Reyad, K., Mahmoud, N., Hussein, M., Saleh, L. Evaluation of Screw and Wire Traction in Anatomic Reduction of Mandibular Fracture. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2024; 48(4): 291-295. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2024.385103
Evaluation of Screw and Wire Traction in Anatomic Reduction of Mandibular Fracture
The Department of Plastic, Burn and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
Abstract
Background: Displaced mandibular fractures have numerous ways of being reduced, the aim of proper fracture reduction is to achieve good bone contact to allow for adequate healing. Reduction techniques include, bone holding forceps, manual reduction and reduction using maxilla-mandibular fixation techniques, which restore occlusion and then secondarily reduce the fracture site. Fracture immobilization using rigid fixation following reduction, maintains adequate bone contact allowing fracture line healing. The use of screw and wire traction provides stable fracture reduction anatomically without the need for IMF. Objective: Evaluation of the efficacy of screw & wire traction in anatomical reduction of mandibular fracture. Patients and Methods: This is a single arm interventional clinical trial including twenty adult individuals with mandibular fractures. Patients who are fulfilling the inclusion criteria of our study were sampled randomly. Aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of screw and wire traction in anatomical reduction of mandibular fracture on the accuracy of reduction, operative time and post-operative pain and edema. Results: Twenty cases were included in our study. Adequate fracture reduction was done in all patients confirmed by good clinical bone contact, good occlusion and post-operative CT results. Post-operative pain and edema were minimal due to decreased manipulation of the fracture and the simplicity of the technique. The occlusion of the patients was followed up 2 and 6 weeks post operatively with cases showing no occlusal disturbance and return to normal function within 3 months. Conclusion: Screw and wire traction for reduction of mandibular fractures anatomically showed success as regards to fracture reduction and showed no occlusal complication, we recommend this technique specially in symphyseal, para-symphyseal and angle fracture. The fracture line taking a strictly vertical axis shows the best outcome, however multiplanar fracture lines or L-shaped fractures are not good specimens for this method of reduction.
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