The prognosis is good. The superior blood supply to the mandibular region means that, despite gross contamination, these fractures virtually always heal without complications. This can be compared to open contaminated fracture elsewhere in the body, which, unless they have small fragments that can be removed carry a very guarded, if not hopeless prognosis due to the high incidence of osteomyelitis of the fracture leading to failure of healing. | The prognosis is good. The superior blood supply to the mandibular region means that, despite gross contamination, these fractures virtually always heal without complications. This can be compared to open contaminated fracture elsewhere in the body, which, unless they have small fragments that can be removed carry a very guarded, if not hopeless prognosis due to the high incidence of osteomyelitis of the fracture leading to failure of healing. |