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.