统计1979～1986年间收治的73例小儿下颌骨骨折患者,男59例,女14例,年龄10～18个月。病因为车祸、跌伤、虐待,常伴发复合伤,如颌面损伤、颈损伤,严重者需气管插管或气管切开。根据X光片检查,确定骨折部位和性质,分别采用4种方案进行处理。第一种方案为闭合复位,进软食;第二种方案为颌间固定;第三种方案为切开复位加内固定及颌间固定;第四种方案为切开 Statistics of 73 cases of children with mandibular fractures admitted from 1979 to 1986, 59 males and 14 females, aged 10 to 18 months. Cause of a car accident, falls, ill, often accompanied by complex injuries, such as maxillofacial injury, neck injury, severe tracheal intubation or tracheostomy. According to X-ray examination to determine the fracture site and nature, were treated with four kinds of programs. The first option is to close the reset, into the soft food; the second option for the intermaxillary fixation; the third option for the reduction and fixation with open reduction and intermaxillary fixation; the fourth option is to cut open