A report of a novel approach for the management of paediatric mandibular fracture using a prefabricated adaptable surgical splint

• Main Authors: Puttaraj T Kattimani (Author), Banibrata Lahiri (Author), T Kishore Babu (Author), N Koteswara Rao (Author), Divakar Thiruvenkatakrishnan (Author), Tejal R Patil (Author), C Swarnalatha (Author), J Suresh Babu (Author), Abhishek Singh Nayyar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Paediatric facial fractures are relatively rare. The inherent elasticity of the bones with more of the cartilage than that of the mineralised bone accounts for this. The principles involved in the management of facial fractures are the same irrespective of the age of the patient; however, in childre...