Open treatment of condylar fractures via extraoral approaches: a review of complications

Anatomical reduction and adequate fixation rely on good surgical exposure of the fracture site (Dunaway and Trott, 1996). Thus, the ideal approach should allow enough exposure to reduce the fracture and position the hardware, but also have the lowest rate of surgical complications, be the least invasive, result in the least conspicuous postoperative scarring, and be performed easily and rapidly (Biglioli and Colletti, 2009; Benech et al., 2011; Rao et al., 2014). (see Figs. 1 and 2)

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