Table 3.
Summary of the Fixation Techniques Used
| Category | Fixation Technique |
|---|---|
| Control | No fixation |
| Single screw or monocortical superior border plate techniques | One 2.4 OTD, 40-mm long lag screw |
| One seven-hole, 1.3-mm adaptation plate secured with six 1.3-mm OTD, 6-mm long monocortical screws | |
| One six-hole 2-mm superior border plate secured with six 2-mm OTD, 6-mm long monocortical screws | |
| One six-hole, 2-mm locking superior border plate secured with six 2-mm OTD, 6-mm long monocortical locking screws | |
| Monocortical two-plate techniques | Two 2-mm plates secured with six 2 OTD, 6-mm long monocortical screws each |
| Two 2-mm locking plates secured with six 2 OTD, 6-mm long monocortical locking screws each | |
| One eight-hole strut plate secured with eight 2-mm OTD, 6-mm long monocortical screws | |
| Monocortical tension band/bicortical stabilization plate techniques | One six-hole 2-mm tension band secured with six 2-mm OTD, 6-mm long monocortical screws and; one eight-hole curved 2-mm bicortical stabilization plate secured with six 2-mm OTD, 16-mm long bicortical screws |
| One six-hole 2-mm tension band secured with six 2 OTD, 6-mm long monocortical screws and; one 2.4-mm limited contact dynamic compression plate secured with six 2.4-mm OTD, 16-mm long bicortical screws | |
| One six-hole 2-mm tension band secured with six 2 OTD, 6-mm long monocortical screws and; one 2.4-mm six-hole angled universal fracture plate secured with six 2.4-mm OTD 16-mm long bicortical screws | |
| One 2-mm locking tension band secured with six 2-mm OTD, 6-mm long monocortical locking screws and; one 2-mm locking stabilization plate secured with six 2-mm OTD, 16-mm long bicortical locking screws | |
| Reconstruction plate techniques | One seven-hole titanium hollow reconstruction plate secured with six 3-mm OTD, 16-mm long bicortical titanium hollow reconstruction screws, after pretapping and then locked with six locking screws |
| One six-hole 2.7-mm reconstruction plate secured with six 2.7-mm OTD, 16-mm long bicortical screws after pretapping | |
| One 2.4-mm locking reconstruction plate secured with six 2.4-mm OTD, 16-mm long bicortical locking screws |
OTD, outer thread diameter.
From Haug RH, Fattahi TT, Goltz M. A biomechanical evaluation of mandibular angle fracture plating techniques. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2001;59(10):1199–1210.