Can dynamic elastic therapy be established as the standard protocol of closed reduction for moderately displaced extracapsular condylar fractures?

Objective: This study was conducted with the aim to establish standard technique of closed reduction (CR) and compare functional outcomes in patients of moderately displaced unilateral extracapsular condylar fractures.

Material And Methods: This study is a retrospective randomized controlled trial, conducted at a tertiary care hospital setting from August, 2013 to November, 2018. Patients of unilateral extracapsular condylar fractures with ramus shortening < 7mm and deviation < 35° were divided in two groups by drawing lots and were treated by dynamic elastic therapy and maxillomandibular fixation (MMF).