ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
Retro-Auricular Approach to the Fractures of the Mandibular Condyle: A Systematic Review.
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- Intramuscular Injections and Dry Needling within Masticatory Muscles in Management of Myofascial Pain. Systematic Review of Clinical Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Three-Axis Plate for Open Rigid Internal Fixation of Base Fracture of Mandibular Condyle.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Article
- Personalized Temporomandibular Joint Total Alloplastic Replacement as a Solution to Help Patients with Non-Osteosynthesizable Comminuted Mandibular Head Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Administered Intra-Articularly in Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Lateral Pterygoid Muscle Alteration in Patients Treated Surgically Due to Mandibular Head Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Current Frequency of Mandibular Condylar Process Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Open Reduction of Condylar Fracture Through a Modified Endaural Approach.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2022Article
- Treatment of Mandibular Hypomobility by Injections into the Temporomandibular Joints: A Systematic Review of the Substances Used.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- The Administration of Hyaluronic Acid into the Temporomandibular Joints' Cavities Increases the Mandible's Mobility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Clinical Evaluation of Magnesium Alloy Osteosynthesis in the Mandibular Head.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Variants and Modifications of the Retroauricular Approach Using in Temporomandibular Joint Surgery: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the retro-auricular trans-meatal approach (RA) to mandibular head fractures. Fractures of the mandibular head (8%) are a specific type of mandibular condyle fractures (34%). Despite numerous complications of conservative treatment, e.g., limited mobility and even ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint, as well as shortening of the mandibular ramus resulting in malocclusion, surgical intervention in this type of fracture is still problematic. The main problems with the dominant pre-auricular approach are the high risk of paralysis of the facial nerve and persistence of a visible scar. An attractive alternative is RA, which, despite its long history, has been described in English very few times, i.e., in only two clinical trials described in three articles in the last 21 years. According to these studies, RA gives a minimum of 90% of ideal positions of bone fragments and an always fully preserved function of the facial nerve in the course of long-term observation. RA allows the application of long screws for fixation, which provide good stabilization. In addition, new types of headless screws leave a smooth, non-irritating bone surface, and the immediate future may be dominated by their resorbable varieties. RA can, therefore, be treated as a very favorable access to fractures of the mandibular head, especially due to the protection of the facial nerve and the possibility of providing a stable and predictable fixation.
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