I: Basic Principles --;1 Goals of the AO/ASIF Technique --;2 The Stability Principle --;3 Biomechanics --;4 Principles of the ASIF Technique --;5 ASIF Instrumentation --;6 Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Guidelines --;II: Internal Fixation of Fresh Fractures --;1 Introduction --;2 Classification of Fractures --;3 Indications for Internal Fixation --;4 Surgical Approaches --;5 Closed Fractures --;6 Open Fractures --;7 Treatment of Mandibular Fractures in Children --;III: Reconstructive Surgery --;1 Introduction --;2 Nonunion --;3 Reconstruction of Segmental Defects in Tumor Surgery --;4 Prophylactic Use of the Neutralization Plate --;5 Partial Prosthetic Arthroplasty --;6 Osteotomies --;Foldout 'AO Classification of Mandibular Fractures'.
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The rigid internaI fixation of mandibular fractures has become a widely ac- cepted practice among European surgeons. Lately, however, there appears to be a surge of interest in methods of functionally stable internaI fixation, especially in the United States of America, and AO/ ASIF instruction courses are increasingly in demand.