Compression Osteosynthesis in Craniofacial Injuries

A simple ingenious external bone fixator has been devised for the management of craniofacial fractures based on the assumption that the proper reduction of fractures and maintaining the fracture segment in the reduced state are very important factors in primary bone healing. The Kiran fixator helps...

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Main Author: Kiran M. Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 1986-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1772516
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description A simple ingenious external bone fixator has been devised for the management of craniofacial fractures based on the assumption that the proper reduction of fractures and maintaining the fracture segment in the reduced state are very important factors in primary bone healing. The Kiran fixator helps in osteogenesis by compressing the fractured segments against each other. It can be used for the management of all types of fractures of the facial bones e.g. Lefort II, Lefort III, fractures of the naso-ethmoidal complex and mandibular fractures. The use of the fixators have convincingly improved the quality of care and the results in the group of patients treated at the plastic surgery hospital in Ahmedabad.
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spelling doaj-art-80daa151df414331ac80202dce024adf2025-08-20T02:08:49ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X1986-04-01190207107810.1055/s-0043-1772516Compression Osteosynthesis in Craniofacial InjuriesKiran M. PatelA simple ingenious external bone fixator has been devised for the management of craniofacial fractures based on the assumption that the proper reduction of fractures and maintaining the fracture segment in the reduced state are very important factors in primary bone healing. The Kiran fixator helps in osteogenesis by compressing the fractured segments against each other. It can be used for the management of all types of fractures of the facial bones e.g. Lefort II, Lefort III, fractures of the naso-ethmoidal complex and mandibular fractures. The use of the fixators have convincingly improved the quality of care and the results in the group of patients treated at the plastic surgery hospital in Ahmedabad.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1772516
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Compression Osteosynthesis in Craniofacial Injuries
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title Compression Osteosynthesis in Craniofacial Injuries
title_full Compression Osteosynthesis in Craniofacial Injuries
title_fullStr Compression Osteosynthesis in Craniofacial Injuries
title_full_unstemmed Compression Osteosynthesis in Craniofacial Injuries
title_short Compression Osteosynthesis in Craniofacial Injuries
title_sort compression osteosynthesis in craniofacial injuries
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1772516
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