Introduction: Tibial plateau injury involves the articular surface of the proximal tibia with diverse group of fractures that represent a wide spectrum of severity that challenge even the most experienced surgeons, but with the invent of modern diagnostic technology and the advent of locking plates, results appear to be improving over time. Method: The study was conducted on thirty patients adm...

PURPOSE A review of the literature shows a difference of opinion regarding whether open or closed reduction of condylar fractures produces the best results. It would be beneficial, therefore, to critically analyze past studies that have directly compared the 2 methods in an attempt to answer this question. MATERIALS AND METHODS A Medline search for articles using the key words "mandibular con...

A case of complex paediatric elbow trauma, comprising of fracture lateral condyle associated with posterior dislocation of elbow is presented. Concomitant elbow dislocation was managed by closed reduction under sedation, assessing the elbow stability under general anaesthesia along with lateral condylar fracture fixation using cannulated cancellous screw. The patient had an uneventful recovery ...

Condylar fractures are the second most-common fractures of the mandible. The purpose of this study was to compare the surgical (open reduction+internal fixation) and nonsurgical (closed reduction+immobilization) treatment of mandibular condylar fracture in terms of occlusion and maximum mouth opening(inter-incisal distance of the jaws) after these two procedures. The study followed a prospectiv...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to investigate the relation between magnetic resonance (MR) evidence of joint effusion and concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6, in washed-out synovial fluid samples obtained from patients with mandibular condyle fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-five joints in 23 patients with mandibular condyle frac...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of dental students in detection of mandibular condyle fractures and the effectiveness of reference panoramic images. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-six undergraduates evaluated 25 panoramic radiographs for condylar fractures and the data were analyzed through receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. After a mon...