Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1184-1193 , June 2008

Prospective Evaluation of Closed Treatment of Nondisplaced and Nondislocated Mandibular Condyle Fractures Versus Open Reposition and Rigid Fixation of Displaced and Dislocated Fractures in Children

  • Constantin A. Landes, MD, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Oral-, Maxillofacial and Plastic-Facial Surgery, Frankfurt University Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr Landes: Oral-, Maxillofacial and Plastic-Facial Surgery, Frankfurt University Medical Center, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt, Germany
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  • Kai Day, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Oral-, Maxillofacial and Plastic-Facial Surgery, Frankfurt University Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany.
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  • Bettina Glasl, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Orthodontics, Carolinum Foundation and Private Clinic, Frankfurt, Germany.
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  • Björn Ludwig, DMD

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, Department of Orthodontics, Carolinum Foundation and Private Clinic, Frankfurt, Germany.
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  • Robert Sader, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chairman, Oral-, Maxillofacial and Plastic-Facial Surgery, Frankfurt University Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany.
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  • Adorján F. Kovács, MD, DMD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Oral-, Maxillofacial and Plastic-Facial Surgery, Frankfurt University Medical Center, Frankfurt, Germany.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.06.667

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1184-1193 , June 2008

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