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. 2014 Mar 11;7(2):92–100. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1371772

Table 5. Indications for open surgical treatment of diacapitular fractures.

Authors Year Indications
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.