Clinical Experience With a Less Invasive Surgical Transparotid Approach and Trapezoidal Plate for Neck and Base Condylar Fractures: A Retrospective Study.

Study Design: This is a retrospective observational study.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcomes after an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of condylar neck and base fractures (CNBFs) with a trapezoidal shape plate in patients using a less invasive transparotid approach.

Methods: Fifteen patients with condylar fractures were classified according to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen Craniomaxillofacial (AOCMF) classification system, treated by ORIF with a trapezoidal plate.

Effects of hypotensive anesthesia compared to normotensive anesthesia in orthognathic surgery.

Introduction: Orthognathic surgery is widely accepted for correcting dentofacial deformities. Due to the rich blood supply in the head and neck region, considerable bleeding can occur from the incised soft tissues and bone during orthognathic surgery. Hypotensive anesthesia is a method used in surgical practice by which blood pressure is decreased predictably and deliberately to reduce blood loss and improve surgical field.