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. 2018 Jan;56(1):39-42.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2017.11.003. Epub 2017 Nov 22.

Is a fractured mandible an emergency?

D Hammond  1 , S Parmar  2 , J Whitty  3 , M McPhillips  4 , R Wain  5
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Is a fractured mandible an emergency?

D Hammond et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

We retrospectively audited the records of 708 patients who presented with the diagnosis of fractured mandible between January 2009 and July 2013 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. We assessed the different factors that may have altered their outcomes, and found that delay before definitive fixation caused no harm in either the short or the long term.

Keywords: Fracture mandible theatre delay.

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  • Re: Is a fractured mandible an emergency?
    Lees TFA, Knepil GJ. Lees TFA, et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018 Jun;56(5):436. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2018.03.019. Epub 2018 Apr 12. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018. PMID: 29657071 No abstract available.
  • Re: re: Is a fractured mandible an emergency?
    Hammond D, Welbury R. Hammond D, et al. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018 Jun;56(5):437. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2018.03.020. Epub 2018 May 4. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018. PMID: 29735180 No abstract available.

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