Journal Reviews

Locked or unlocked

2 December 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | bone plates, conventional plate, locking plate, mandibular fractures, meta-analysis, postoperative complications

This is as systematic review and meta-analysis from the Netherlands, evaluating postoperative complications of mandibular fractures using locking and non-locking systems. It is suggested that postoperative complications of surgical treatment of mandibular fractures occur in 20-26% of patients, and it...

One anastomosis or two

1 August 2018 | | head and neck, meta-analysis, microsurgery, reconstruction, free flap

This is a cumulative meta-analysis from Hong Kong reviewing 27 articles and a total of 7389 flaps. The authors, at the outset, acknowledge that the number of anastomoses is not the only factor of venous compromise and flap failure. Nonetheless...

Honey in the management of mucositis

28 April 2017 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | honey, meta-analysis, mucositis, radio/chemotherapy

This is a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Despite some limitations, they were able to identify that honey could reduce the severity of radio / chemotherapy induced oral mucositis. They acknowledge that the exact aetiology in the effect of honey...