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[An easily and immediately releasable intermaxillary fixation appliance for use after the correction of surgical orthognathic cases of jaw deformity or fracture]. 1988

K Tamari, and Y Shiratsuchi, and S Yokota

In oral surgery, intermaxillary fixation is routinely applied after surgery in cases of surgical orthognathic correction of jaw deformity or fractures. Intermaxillary fixation requires two conflicting factors: Stiff fixation and quick release in an emergency, as in nausea and vomiting. Conventional methods of intermaxillary fixation require multiple stiff ligation after an operation, but in an emergency these ligations can not be cut quickly to free the airway. We have developed a new fixation method placing a third wire (locking bow) above the upper splint or below the lower splint. The locking bow is hooked onto the splint on the unoperated side and firmly ligated to the splint on the jaw being operated upon. The ligatures can be quickly and easily released by pulling out the locking bow. This can be done by the patient himself or another person. This article describes the principles and clinical application of the method. We have found it to be useful in clinical practice.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008437	Maxilla	One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.	Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
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
D005592	Fracture Fixation	The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals.	Skeletal Fixation,Fracture Reduction,Fixation, Fracture,Fixation, Skeletal,Fixations, Fracture,Fixations, Skeletal,Fracture Fixations,Fracture Reductions,Reduction, Fracture,Reductions, Fracture,Skeletal Fixations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man