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ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2025

Plate Breakage After Mandibular Condylar Fracture Osteosynthesis.

Marcin Kozakiewicz, Paulina Agier, Paulina Pruszyńska

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Article in Journal of functional biomaterials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Marcin KozakiewiczDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomostka Str., 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9200-2828
Paulina AgierDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomostka Str., 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0009-0007-5558-8066
Paulina PruszyńskaDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, 251 Pomostka Str., 92-213 Lodz, Poland.ORCID 0009-0008-9040-1428

Funding

Medical University of Lodz 503/5-061-02/503-51-001-18 and 503/5-061-02/503-51-001-17
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the significant ongoing development of fixation materials, plate breakages still occur after osteosynthesis of the mandibular condyles. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the complications caused by fixation material breakages in the hope of inspiring the development of new, more durable plates; we analyzed a total of 238 plates used for osteosynthesis in this anatomical region. Cases where compression screws were used as the sole fixation material were excluded. Plate breakage was found in six cases, which accounted for 2.52% of treated individuals. It seems that most plate breakages can be avoided by maintaining effective patient supervision for up to 6 months after surgery. Risk factors for breakage are identified and guidelines for improving the design of future plates are provided. By analyzing some plate design features, we provide some indications for improving their strength and improving their designs for use in this field.

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complicationscondylefailurefixationmandiblemandible condylar fractureORIFosteosynthesisplatetreatment

Identifiers

PMID41149735
PMCPMC12565438

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