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Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Issue: 2022, vol. 28, issue1
Subject Area: Dental Medicine
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DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2022281.4276
Published online: 14 March 2022
Original article
J of IMAB. 2022 Jan-Mar;28(1):4276-4279
PATHOLOGICAL MANDIBULAR FRACTURES: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Rosen Tsolov
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Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital, Sv. Georgi, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
Pathological mandibular fractures occur in regions with previously damaged bone structure due to different etiologies.
The purpose of the study is to present a retrospective review of patients with pathological mandibular fractures who passed through the Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of St. George University Hospital, Plovdiv, for the period 2005-2019 and to compare the results with published literature.
Material and methods: The study includes1328 patients with pathological fractures of the mandible with different etiology. Data were collected on age, gender, pre-existing bone damage and lesions, history of any interventions of the lower jaw and treatment approach.
Results: Patients with pathological mandibular fractures are 5,1% of all patients who passed through the clinic for this period. Two hundred of them are associated with benign or malignant bone tumors, 161 with osteomyelitis, 202 with other causes: third molar extraction, implant placement, osteonecrosis.
Conclusion: Pathological mandibular fractures have different etiologies. Diagnosis and treatment of this condition are challenging, and the treatment plan should be decided individually, according to the underlying disease.
Keywords: pathological fracture, mandible, lower jaw, osteomyelitis,
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Please cite this article as: Tsolov R. Pathological mandibular fractures: a retrospective study. J of IMAB. 2022 Jan-Mar;28(1):4276-4279. DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2022281.4276
Correspondence to: Rosen Tsolov, Department of Maxillo-facial and Oral surgery, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center; 66, Peshtersko Shose blvd., Plovdiv, Bulgaria; E-mail: dr.rosentsolov@gmail.com
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Received: 31 May 2021
Published online: 14 March 2022