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Oral and
Maxillofacial
Surgery
Department
Greenstick
fracture of the
mandible:
A case report
By: Mustafa Batoor
Introduction
 Pediatric maxillofacial trauma is a unique and
highly specialized branch of traumatology
 Nasal fractures are the most common, followed by
the mandibular fractures
 Mid-face fractures are rare
 The most common fractures requiring
hospitalization and/or surgical intervention involves
the mandible
Case History
 An 11-year-old girl fallen from the terrace of her
house (10 feet height from the ground)
 After the fall, she did not loose consciousness, was
well-oriented to time and place and had no history
of convulsions or vomiting.
 Complaint: difficulty in wide opening of the mouth,
pain in front of the ears particularly during
mastication.
On Examination
Radiograph
Management
 Non-surgical conservative management was the
treatment of choice
 Eyelet wiring was performed on all four
segments and (MMF) was also done
Follow-up
Discussion
 Management of mandibular fracture in
children differs from that of adults.
 Children have a greater osteogenic potential
and faster healing rate than adults
 Immobilization times should be shorter i.e. 2-3
weeks
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Greenstick fracture of the mandible

  • 1. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department Greenstick fracture of the mandible: A case report By: Mustafa Batoor
  • 2. Introduction  Pediatric maxillofacial trauma is a unique and highly specialized branch of traumatology  Nasal fractures are the most common, followed by the mandibular fractures  Mid-face fractures are rare  The most common fractures requiring hospitalization and/or surgical intervention involves the mandible
  • 3. Case History  An 11-year-old girl fallen from the terrace of her house (10 feet height from the ground)  After the fall, she did not loose consciousness, was well-oriented to time and place and had no history of convulsions or vomiting.  Complaint: difficulty in wide opening of the mouth, pain in front of the ears particularly during mastication.
  • 6. Management  Non-surgical conservative management was the treatment of choice  Eyelet wiring was performed on all four segments and (MMF) was also done
  • 7.
  • 9.
  • 10. Discussion  Management of mandibular fracture in children differs from that of adults.  Children have a greater osteogenic potential and faster healing rate than adults  Immobilization times should be shorter i.e. 2-3 weeks

Editor's Notes

  1. Pediatric maxillofacial trauma is a unique and highly specialized branch of traumatology as a child's face has protective anatomic features, growth considerations, higher cranial to facial skeleton size, softer and more elastic bones, protective thick soft tissues, etc. Immature bone has an increased proportion of cancellous bone, which leads to an increased incidence of Greenstick fractures in children Amongst the facial fractures in children; nasal fractures are the most common, followed by the mandibular fractures Mid-face fractures are rare The most common fractures in children requiring hospitalization and/or surgical intervention involves the mandible in which the angle, condyle and the sub-condylar region account for approximately 80% of mandibular fractures. Symphysis and parasymphysis fractures account for 15-20% and body fractures are rare
  2. A 11-year-old girl reported to the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with a history of fall from the terrace of her house (10 feet height from the ground) while watching kite flying After the fall, the patient did not loose consciousness, was well-oriented to time and space and had no history of convulsions or vomiting. The local physician had put a dressing on the open wound on the chin. The patient was anxious, but cooperative and allowed conversation [Figure - 1]. She complained of difficulty in wide opening of the mouth, pain in front of her ears particularly during mastication.
  3. Extra-oral examination revealed a one inch lacerated wound on the chin with gaping borders but homeostasis had been achieved. There was a mild swelling in both pre-auricular regions, which were tender on palpation. Intra-oral examination revealed normal sized jaws with all permanent teeth erupted. And a limited mouth opening
  4. An OPG showed bilateral sub-condylar fractures, which were not displaced, but fractured segments seemed bent and caused a little shortening. They fell into the category of greenstick fractures whereby a single cortical plate is fractured and other cortex gets bent.
  5. Since the pediatric mandible has high osteogenic potential non-surgical conservative management was the treatment of choice. Eyelet wiring was done on all the four segments and Maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) was done [Figure - 4]. The extra-oral lacerated wound was sutured in layers and sub-cutaneous suturing was done to close the skin. The maxillomandibular fixation was maintained for three weeks, followed by active physiotherapy of the jaws by inter-maxillary elastics and active movement of the jaws. The healing was uneventful. The patient could open the mouth, occlude and was rehabilitated to normal mastication.
  6. Photograph showing maxillo mandibular fixation
  7. Postoperative photograph showing increased mouth opening
  8. . Management of mandibular fracture in children differs from that of adults because of anatomic variation, rapidity of healing, degree of co-operation and the potential for interference with the mandibular growth . Children have a greater osteogenic potential and faster healing rate than adults, hence anatomic reduction in the children should be accomplished earlier [22],[23] and the immobilization times should be shorter i.e. 2-3 weeks as compared to 4-6 weeks in adults