Infection Rate in Mandibular Angle Fractures Treated With a 2.0-mm 8-Hole Curved Strut Plate

The use of a 2.0-mm 8-hole strut plate is associated with a low infection rate (8.2%). The infection rate for those mandibular angle fractures with teeth in the line of fracture retained was 14% compared with 5.6% for those fractures with the teeth in the line of fracture extracted.