[Complications of orthognathic surgery. Apropos of a series of 84 patients]. / Complications de la chirurgie orthognathique. A propos d'une série de 84 patients.
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac
; 102(1): 21-5, 2001 Feb.
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in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11345620
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Patients demand satisfactory functional and esthetic results from orthognatic surgery. The aim of this study as to assess adverse outcomes after orthognatic surgery. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed 84 patients who underwent maxillary (22.6%), mandibular (29.8%) or bimaxillary (38.1%) osteotomy in 1997. We re-examined 76 of these patients at a mean 21 months follow-up. Data were recorded for the preoperative, early postoperative, secondary postoperative and late postoperative periods.RESULTS:
Infectious complications occurred in 2% of the cases of maxillary surgery. For mandibular surgery there were 10.5% infectious complications including 83% that resolved spontaneously, 3.5% neurological complications and 1.7% temporomandibular joint complications.DISCUSSION:
Maxillary osteotomy has proven reliable. Major adverse outcome is infrequent but serious. Adverse outcomes in mandibular surgery are more common but less problematic.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Osteotomy
/
Malocclusion
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
/
Middle aged
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac
Year:
2001
Document type:
Article