1986 年 32 巻 9 号 p. 1613-1617
It is recognized that AO osteosynthesis is the better method for the fracture of the edentulous mandible.It is, however, difficult to use for mandibular fracture with severe alveolus atrophy, because of the slender mandible, that is just like a twig.Therefore, the small 1/4 rolled AO plate was selected for the advanced-age patient with such a fracture and good postoperative course was obtained without any complication.
Surgical techniques are also shown in this article.