CompletedNot Applicable

Fixation of Fractures at Anterior Transition Zone Using Three Different Miniplates Configurations

Egypt36 participantsStarted 2020-08-01

Plain-language summary

Fractures involving the anterior transition zone of the mandible are frequently encountered and hold particular clinical significance due to the presence of the mental nerve. Consequently, mental nerve paresthesia is among the common postoperative complications associated with these fractures. To assess the mental nerve functional integrity during fixation of fractures at the anterior transition zone using twin fork-miniplate, 3d interlocking miniplate and two miniplates

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients suffering from recent, uninfected and minimally displaced or unfavorable fractures at parasymphysis-body region of the mandible * Adult patients from 20-40 years old with no gender predilection that agreed to present for follow-up visits for a minimum postoperative period of 3 months. * A fracture that demands open reduction and internal fixation. * The patient medically fit for general anesthesia. Exclusion Criteria: * Medically compromised patients contradicting operation. * Pathological fracture. * An old fracture. * Completely edentulous patient. * Patients with frank infection. * Patients with a comminuted fracture.

What they're measuring

Sensory nerve function

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07058597

SponsorAlexandria University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-10-01

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