Drill failure during ORIF of the mandible: Complication management

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Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal (Internet)

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Abstract

BODNER, Lipa; WOLDENBERG, Yizthak and PUTERMAN, Max. Drill failure during ORIF of the mandible: Complication management. Med. oral patol. oral cir.bucal (Internet) [online]. 2007, vol.12, n.8, pp.591-593. ISSN 1698-6946.

A case of a drill breakage during open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of a mandibular fracture is reported. The clinical decision, diagnosis and surgical management of the complication are described.

Keywords : Mandible; fracture; fracture fixation; internal; operative complication.

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