The aim of this study was to determine whether delays in access to surgical treatment of acute mandibular fractures in Manitoba, impact upon the outcomes following surgery. Patients & Methods: Records were analyzed for 104, out of 147 patients underwent open reduction and internal fixation of mandibular fractures. Times from injury to admission (IA), injury to treatment (IT), and admission to treatment (AT) were calculated and correlated with postoperative complications in both admitted and call -back patients' lists. Results: The overall IA, AT & IT times were 2.4; 4.4; 6.3 days respectively. Hardware infection (13.5%) was the only encountered postoperative complication. There was no statistically significant difference in the wait time between the infection and non infection subgroups. Conclusions: In mandibular fracture patients, the preoperative wait time has no significant impact on postoperative complications, specifically hard ware infection.
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