The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the method of Kirschner-wire pinning for the condylar neck fracture. We recalled the patients who had accepted treatment for the mandibular neck fracture during 1982 to 1987 to our clinics. We checked 164 cases from a starting period of 6 months after initial treatment. Out of the cases we treated, 25 were treated by Kirschner-wire pinning, and of those, 19 cases were unilateral and 6 cases were bilateral.
We evaluated these 19 unilateral cases in comparison with the 44 unilateral cases which we treated non-surgically.
The results were as follows.
1. Regarding morphological results, Kirschner-wire pinning group was lwtter than the non-surgical group.
2. The Kirschner-wire pinning group showed less deviation on mouth opening compared with the non-surgical group.
3. The functional results of Kirschner-wire pinning group were very similar with that of non-surgical group.
