Fixation of pediatric mandibular body and symphysis fractures using a modified ivy loop wire [a technical note]

ABSTRACT

The aim of this article is to present a modification of Minkow's approach for open reduction and fixation of mandibular fractures in children using a single 40-cm length Ivy loop wire. This wire was used with its two tails modified into two circummandibular wires. This modification has the advantages of maintaining the fragments in close proximity with no need for additional wires, and no need for surgery to remove the wire