Table 5. Indications for open surgical treatment of diacapitular fractures.
Authors | Year | Indications |
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Hlawitschka et al7 | 2005 | Adult patients with displaced, intracapsular mandibular fractures, with a loss of vertical height of the mandibular ramus |
Vesnaver2 | 2008 | Type B (according to the classification of Neff et al) intra-articular fracture with shortening of the condyle |
He et al10 | 2009 | Absolute indications: any type of diacapitular fractures in which the stump of the ramus dislocates laterally out of the glenoid fossa, which can cause fibrous or bony ankylosis, especially bilateral intracapsular fractures. |
He et al8 | 2010 | Relative indications: fracture types A and B (according to the classification of He et al and Yang et al) with fragments significantly displaced or dislocated out of the glenoid fossa, which make rehabilitation more difficult and may cause potential TMJ problems such as mouth-opening restriction, pain, clicking, and crepitations |
Jing et al12 | 2011 | Displaced or dislocated diacapitular fractures |
Chen et al1 | 2010 | Absolute indications: any type of diacapitular fractures in which the stump of the ramus dislocates laterally out of the glenoid fossa and which cannot be reduced by closed treatment Relative indications: significantly displaced or dislocated fractures that make the rehabilitation more difficult and may cause potential TMJ problems |
Abbreviation: TMJ, temporomandibular joint.