The Use of Immediate Bone Grafting in Reconstruction of Clinically Infected Mandibular Fractures: Bone Grafts in the Presence of Pus

Although careful patient selection is a must, immediate bone grafting of infected mandibular fractures, when used in conjunction with rigid internal fixation and appropriate intraoperative debridement, is an effective treatment modality which allows a single surgical procedure and dramatically shortens the course of treatment.