Clinical and radiographic outcomes of rhomboid plate in management of subcondylar fractures: prospective randomized controlled trial
Ashor, M., Salah, A., Shindy, M., Selim, H., Metwaly, S., Behairy, G. (2018). Clinical and radiographic outcomes of rhomboid plate in management of subcondylar fractures: prospective randomized controlled trial. EKB Journal Management System, 9(1), 1-5. doi: 10.21608/OMX.2018.5620
Mohamed H. Ashor; Ahmed M. Salah; Mustafa I. Shindy; Heba A.E. Selim; Salah A.E. Metwaly; Galal G.E. Behairy. "Clinical and radiographic outcomes of rhomboid plate in management of subcondylar fractures: prospective randomized controlled trial". EKB Journal Management System, 9, 1, 2018, 1-5. doi: 10.21608/OMX.2018.5620
Ashor, M., Salah, A., Shindy, M., Selim, H., Metwaly, S., Behairy, G. (2018). 'Clinical and radiographic outcomes of rhomboid plate in management of subcondylar fractures: prospective randomized controlled trial', EKB Journal Management System, 9(1), pp. 1-5. doi: 10.21608/OMX.2018.5620
Ashor, M., Salah, A., Shindy, M., Selim, H., Metwaly, S., Behairy, G. Clinical and radiographic outcomes of rhomboid plate in management of subcondylar fractures: prospective randomized controlled trial. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 9(1): 1-5. doi: 10.21608/OMX.2018.5620

Clinical and radiographic outcomes of rhomboid plate in management of subcondylar fractures: prospective randomized controlled trial

Egyptian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2018, Page 1-5  XML PDF (685.04 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/OMX.2018.5620
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Authors
Mohamed H. Ashor email 1; Ahmed M. Salah1; Mustafa I. Shindy1; Heba A.E. Selim1; Salah A.E. Metwaly1; Galal G.E. Behairy2
1Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University
2Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of treatment of mandibular
subcondylar fractures using three-dimensional rhombus plates versus two miniplates techniques.
Patients and Methods: A total of 20 patients having subcondylar fractures indicated for open reduction and plate fixation
were recruited from Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital and Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, and randomly
divided into two equal groups. Study group was treated using three-dimensional rhombus plates, and the control group
was treated using two miniplates (2.0): one parallel to posterior border of the mandible and the other parallel to sigmoid
notch. The clinical and radiological outcomes of the treatment such as bone fixation stability, occlusion, mandibular
movements, time of fixation, and cost of hardware were assessed and statistically analyzed.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in all comparisons except time of
fixation and cost of hardware, as three-dimensional rhombus plates were more costly and time saving.
Conclusion: Three-dimensional rhombus plate has clinical and radiographic outcomes comparable to two miniplates,
offering less operative time, with strong recommendation for high subcondylar fracture.
Keywords
mandibular condyle; open reduction and rigid internal fixation of mandibular condylar fractures; subcondylar fractures; three-dimensional rhombus plate
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