Fig. 4

A 31 year-old male with a left subcondylar fracture of the mandible was treated using the modified intraoral approach. Modified Towne’s radiographic images show a laterally deviated subcondylar fracture (a) and the postoperative reduction state of the fracture following rigid internal fixation (b). Eight months after surgery, the plate and screws were removed through an incision made at the previous oral incision scar, without an external incision (c)