Seur K plate versus lateral border miniplate for fixation of isolated mandibular angle fracture

Elhadidy, Mona; Elhadidy, Maha; Ali, Sherif

doi:10.21608/OMX.2023.196107.1182

Seur K plate versus lateral border miniplate for fixation of isolated mandibular angle fracture

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Lecturer of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University

² Lecturer of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University

³ Associate professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University

10.21608/OMX.2023.196107.1182

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess fracture stability and postoperative complications in patients with isolated mandibular
angle fractures after open reduction and fixation with external oblique ridge six-hole non-compression Suer K miniplate
compared to lateral border conventional six-hole non-compression titanium straight miniplate. The study was conducted
on 24 patients divided randomly into two equal groups according to the used plates. Intraoperative time was measured,
occlusion and edema were assessed in both groups. Postoperative CT was performed immediately and after 3 months.
Intraoperative was longer for the study group (43.6 ± 8.7 minutes) compared to the control group (36.3 ± 11.2 minutes),
with no statistical significance difference between the two groups (P-value 0.09). Regarding occlusion and edema, the study
group showed slightly better results after 1 week and 1 month, with no statistical significance difference between the two
groups (P-value 0.59, 0.478, 0.53, 0.53, respectively). Interramal distance change showed highly stable and comparable
results (0.067 ± 0.063 mm control, 0.073 ± 0.044 mm study) with no statistical significance difference between the groups
(P-value 0.76). This study showed that Seur K plate is a safe and effective alternative to the single miniplate in treating non
comminuted minimally displaced angle fractures.

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