Christoph H. Houben, Lundy Campbell, Chuol Chiok Stephen Kuol
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 We present this simplified technique as a suitable alternative for the fixation of mandible fractures in settings with very limited resources.","PeriodicalId":30412,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare in Lowresource Settings","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Healthcare in Lowresource Settings","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4081/hls.2023.11304","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
After being hit by a motorcycle a seven-year old boy presented with a displaced fracture of the body of the right mandible [type III]. In the absence of orthodontic internal fixation or ligature wire equipment suture material was used to provide approximation and stabilisation of the fracture. The non-absorbable suture was fed through a cannula which was pierced through the bone on either side of the fracture.
We present this simplified technique as a suitable alternative for the fixation of mandible fractures in settings with very limited resources.