Primary reconstruction with AO-miniplates after severe cranio-maxillofacial trauma.

J Craniomaxillofac Surg

Dept. of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University Hospital, Freiburg/Breisgau, W.-Germany.

Published: January 1988

Miniplate osteosynthesis has proven to be an invaluable aid when used in severe cranio-maxillo-facial trauma and has thus eliminated the necessity for external fixation devices. Primary exact anatomical reduction, and fixation of the fragments with miniplates, gives both good aesthetic and functional results.

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