Combination of Rigid and Non-Rigid Fixation in Maxillary Orthognathic Surgery: Case Report
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
Every reduction requires fixation. The osteotomized segments are fixed with various techniques as described in the literature. Fixation is broadly classified into rigid and non-rigid. Non-rigid fixation is the old and gold technique which is still used by various surgeons. Rigid fixation has gained lot of attraction in the recent decades. All the budding surgeons prefer rigid fixation. Either of the one will be preferred choice of treatment, but we present here a case in which both non-rigid and rigid fixation techniques are used in the Le Fort I maxillary advancement orthognathic surgery and has provided excellent stability.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Rahul VC Tiwari, Dr. Philip Mathew, Dr. Arun Ramaiah, Dr. Yasmin Jose, Dr. Raja Satish Prathigudupu, Dr. Bhaskar Roy
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