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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005;131:169-170.

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Murr should be congratulated on his concise review of mandibular angle fracture repair. Unfortunately, the literature is filled with conflicting arguments regarding the optimal treatment of these injuries, and the lack of uniform treatment guidelines makes management controversial. While the question of an optimal treatment strategy will not be answered here, a better understanding of the current literature, biomechanics, and physiology on which we base our clinical decisions can be achieved.

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Murr’s article highlights the pertinent issues related to fracture repair in the mandibular angle. These issues include the type of fracture (simple vs complex), surgical access (intraoral vs transcervical), plate type (miniplate vs fracture), plate location (superior vs inferior border), postoperative maxillomandibular fixation (MMF), and complication rates. My current approach to these injuries has evolved from the traditional AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Osteosynthesefragen [Association for the Study of Internal Fixation]) method, which emphasizes absolute rigid fixation, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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