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Wire Osteosynthesis in the Treatment of Mandible Fractures in Low Resource Settings: A Force Study.

Shekhar K GadkareeAdeeb DerakhshanVictor NyabendaIsaie NcogozaGratien TuyishimireDavid A Shaye
Published in: Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction (2022)
Figure-of-eight interosseous wiring resists comparable forces across mandibular fractures compared to the gold standard of plating. In resource-limited settings when plates and screws are not available, this technique can be considered to achieve semi-rigid fixation of mandibular fractures.
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