Lag Screw in Mandibular Plate Technique for Sagittal Splitting Mandibular Fractures

Summary:. Mandibular fractures with sagittal splitting and splaying of both the near and far cortices pose a challenge in their fixation as screws may push the far cortex during screw tightening, resulting in more widening. Screw lagging inside the lower mandibular plate technique may help approxima...

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Main Authors: Khaled A Reyad, PhD, Niveen F Al Mahmoudy, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2019-05-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002255