A novel treatment of pediatric bilateral condylar fractures with lateral dislocation of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) using transfacial pinning

Abstract

A 3-year-old patient sustained a tripartite mandibular fracture, including bilateral condylar fractures with lateral dislocation of the left condyle and symphyseal fracture. Staged lower jaw reconstruction with closed reduction of the laterally dislocated condyle, transfacial pinning between the mandibular angles, MMF using circummandibular wiring and intermaxillary fixation screws was performed.

Keywords: Pediatric facial trauma; craniofacial surgery; pediatric condylar fractures; pediatric mandibular fractures; pediatric symphyseal fractures; transfacial pinning.