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- Title
Methodology: workflow for virtual reposition of mandibular condyle fractures.
- Authors
Matschke, Jan; Franke, Adrian; Franke, Olufunmi; Bräuer, Christian; Leonhardt, Henry
- Abstract
Background: Even though mandibular condyle fractures have a high clinical relevance, their treatment remains somewhat challenging. Open reduction and internal fixation are difficult due to narrow surgical approaches, poor overview during reduction, and a possible risk of facial nerve damage. In times of technical endeavors in surgery, there is a trend towards the usage of stable CAD-CAM-implants from additive manufacturing or titanium laser sintering. Up until now, there have not been any reports of fracture treatment of the mandibular condyle using this technique. Results and conclusion: We present a workflow for virtual repositioning of the fractured mandibular condyle, to manufacture patient-specific implants for osteosynthesis with the intention of use of resorbable metal alloys in the future.
- Subjects
MANDIBULAR condyle; MANDIBULAR fractures; OPEN reduction internal fixation; COMMODITY futures; LASER sintering
- Publication
Maxillofacial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2023, Vol 45, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2288-8101
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40902-023-00373-x