craniofacial suspension wiring

craniofacial suspension wiring
wiring of noncontiguous areas of bone (piriform aperture, zygomatic arch, zygomatic process of the frontal bone) for the support of fractured jaw segments.

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  • wiring — Fastening together the ends of a broken bone by wire sutures. circumferential w. fixation of mandibular fractures by passing wires around a section of bone and intraoral splint; i.e., circummandibular w.. SEE ALSO: circumzygomatic w..… …   Medical dictionary

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