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Preoperative case 1.
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A 40-year-old man was brought to the emergency with a sharp cut injury which involved the mandibular inferior border and the midline of the neck (Figure 1).
Post operative lateral ceph radiograph case 1.
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The mandibular inferior border was then reduced anatomically and fixed with the help of titanium plates (3 hole plate in both angle region and 2 hole in the midline region) in the correct position (Figures 2 and 3).
3 Months postoperative case 1.
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The mandibular inferior border was then reduced anatomically and fixed with the help of titanium plates (3 hole plate in both angle region and 2 hole in the midline region) in the correct position (Figures 2 and 3).
Pa skull view postoperative radiograph case 1.
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Follow-up was continued post operatively for 3 weeks (Figure 4).
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Preoperative case 2.
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A 38-year-old man was brought to the emergency with a similar history of sharp cut injury which involved the mandibular inferior border and the midline of the neck (Figure 5).
Preoperative lateral ceph radiograph case 2.
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Lateral and posteroanterior skull radiographs (the investigations were affordable and less time taking) were taken as the patient was stable which revealed the mandibular inferior border fragment separated in the mental region (Figure 6).
Postoperative lateral skull view radiograph case 2.
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The mandibular inferior border was then reduced anatomically and fixed with the help of titanium plates (2 hole and 3 hole plates) in the correct position (Figure 7).
Postoperative case 2.
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Followed-up for the next 3 weeks (Figure 8).