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Fracture of the mandible treatment in a child: a simplified technique
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After being hit by a motorcycle a seven-year old boy presented with a displaced fracture of the body of the right mandible [type III]. In the absence of orthodontic internal fixation or ligature wire equipment suture material was used to provide approximation and stabilisation of the fracture. The non-absorbable suture was fed through a cannula which was pierced through the bone on either side of the fracture.
We present this simplified technique as a suitable alternative for the fixation of mandible fractures in settings with very limited resources.
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Houben, C. H., Campbell, L., & Chiok Stephen Kuol , C. (2023). Fracture of the mandible treatment in a child: a simplified technique. Healthcare in Low-Resource Settings, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/hls.2023.11304
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