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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 4/2017

01-12-2017 | Letter to the Editor

A technique for intraoperative maxillomandibular fixation

Authors: Anshul Rai, Anuj Jain

Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Issue 4/2017

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Nowadays, open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is preferred technique for the management of most of the maxillofacial fractures. However, meticulous ORIF is not possible without achieving proper intraoperative maxillomandibular fixation (MMF). There are varieties of techniques highlighted in the literature for achieving intraoperative MMF, unfortunately, most of them requires use of wires or screws which are harmful to the patients as well as the surgeon since they are associated with a high risk of glove puncture and needlestick injury [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
A technique for intraoperative maxillomandibular fixation
Authors
Anshul Rai
Anuj Jain
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1865-1550
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1569
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-017-0653-y

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