Button wires in the treatment of mandibular fractures

Button wires in the treatment of mandibular fractures

Button wiring has been used as an alternative to eyelet wiring in the Department of Oral and Dental Surgery of Birmingham General Hospital since 1977. This clinical update reviews 65 patients with mandibular fractures in which button wires were utilised in their treatment.

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 1986-08, Vol.15 (4), p.422-424
Hauptverfasser: O’Kane, M.M., King, P.A., Edmondson, H.D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Wires
Dentistry
Ent, stomatology, face, injuries. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents: otorhinolaryngology
Equipment Design
Female
Fracture Fixation - instrumentation
fracturs, mandibular
Humans
Male
Mandibular Fractures - therapy
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Orthopedic Fixation Devices
splinting
Splints
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
traumatology
wires
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Zusammenfassung:Button wiring has been used as an alternative to eyelet wiring in the Department of Oral and Dental Surgery of Birmingham General Hospital since 1977. This clinical update reviews 65 patients with mandibular fractures in which button wires were utilised in their treatment.
ISSN:0901-5027
1399-0020
DOI:10.1016/S0300-9785(86)80031-X