IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANDIBULAR GONIAL ANGLE AND THE PATTERNS OF MANDIBULAR FRACTURES?; A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY BASED ON 3D MEASUREMENTS | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 July 2024 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejprs.2024.297384.1366 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Belal Taysir Alghamri 1; Mohamed Elhadidy  2; Nabil Mokhtar3
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| 1Plastic and reconstructive surgery, faculty of medicine, mansoura university, mansoura, egypt | ||||
| 2Plastic sugery, faculty of medicin, mansoura univ. | ||||
| 3Plastic surgery, faculty of medicin, mansoura univ. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| ABSTRACT Background: Mandibular fractures usually involve one or multiple sites with different patterns which depends on multiple factors such as the force applied, type of injury, in addition to the morphological and anatomical characteristics of the mandible. Few studies proved a relationship between mandibular angle measurement and fractures in the angle region. In this study we looked through the relationship of gonial angle measurement and all associated ipsilateral mandibular fractures. Aim of the study: To investigate weather gonial angle measurement would be one predictor to the location of mandibular fractures. Method: This retrospective cohort study included patients diagnosed with mandibular fractures between 2018 and 2023. 100 cases were randomly selected. The gonial angle was measured using 3D C.T. scans. Fracture patterns were categorized into two groups: Group A (Angle region) and Group B (Not Angle region). Result: The mean gonial angle in patients with fractures in the angle region was 125 degree, compared to 117 degree in patients with fractures in the non-angle region, which was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The mandibular gonial angle is a powerful determinant factor that affects the pattern of mandibular fracture. The stronger and less obtuse mandibular angle the more likely a fracture pattern to spare the angle region. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| KEYWORDS: Gonial angle; mandibular fractures; computed tomography | ||||
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