Use of specialized bone screws for intermaxillary fixation. 2000

A M Schneider, and L R David, and A J DeFranzo, and M W Marks, and J A Molnar, and L C Argenta
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Fixation of the injured mandible to the maxilla is a proven method of stabilizing mandibular fractures and ensuring proper occlusion. The authors report their results with new specialized intraoral bone screws (IMF Screw System; Howmedica Leibinger, Inc., Carrollton, TX) that are designed for the purpose of achieving intermaxillary fixation (IMF). Nineteen patients were placed into rigid IMF using IMF screws alone. Indications were nondisplaced mandibular fractures; symphyseal, body, and angle fractures; midfacial fractures requiring temporary IMF; and edentulous patients with any of these fracture types and an adequate prosthesis. All procedures were performed with the patient under general anesthesia. The authors found that the operative time was markedly shorter than with standard IMF techniques, patient satisfaction was high, and there were no infections related to the screws. All 19 patients remained in stable, accurate occlusion and had adequate healing. One patient continues to have paraesthesias in the mental nerve distribution after screw removal. Although there is the potential for tooth and nerve injury when screws are placed improperly, the IMF Screw System seems to be a safe and reliable method of achieving secure mandibular fixation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008446 Maxillofacial Injuries General or unspecified injuries involving the face and jaw (either upper, lower, or both). Injuries, Maxillofacial,Injury, Maxillofacial,Maxillofacial Injury
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D001863 Bone Screws Specialized devices used in ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY to repair bone fractures. Bone Screw,Screw, Bone,Screws, Bone
D004867 Equipment Design Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware. Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013515 Surgery, Oral A dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region. Exodontics,Surgery, Maxillofacial,Maxillofacial Surgery,Oral Surgery
D019248 Jaw Fixation Techniques The stable placement of surgically induced fractures of the mandible or maxilla through the use of elastics, wire ligatures, arch bars, or other splints. It is used often in the cosmetic surgery of retrognathism and prognathism. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p636) Maxillomandibular Fixation,Jaw Fixation Technics,Fixation Technic, Jaw,Fixation Technics, Jaw,Fixation Technique, Jaw,Fixation Techniques, Jaw,Fixation, Maxillomandibular,Fixations, Maxillomandibular,Jaw Fixation Technic,Jaw Fixation Technique,Maxillomandibular Fixations,Technic, Jaw Fixation,Technics, Jaw Fixation,Technique, Jaw Fixation,Techniques, Jaw Fixation

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