Mandible Fracture Outcome Disparities in the Incarcerated Patient Population
Incarcerated patients with traumatic mandible fractures have increased time to operative intervention and increased rates of subjective malocclusion postoperatively. Increased time to operative intervention may reflect barriers in access to specialty surgical care, which could adversely affect patient outcomes.
Authors
- Paschalia M. Mountziaris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4564-6035)
- Joseph A. Lewcun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2790-2915)
- Madeline Donnelly
- Rendell Bernabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4574-8640)
- Naomi Ghahrai
- Brooks Knighton
- Annie Luo
- Stephanie Shin
Institutions
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- University Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004120
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Facial Trauma and Fracture Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57