CPC A61B 17/8605 (2013.01) [A61B 17/60 (2013.01); A61C 5/007 (2013.01); A61C 7/00 (2013.01); A61C 7/36 (2013.01); A61C 8/0096 (2013.01); A61F 5/05891 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A surgical method comprising the steps of:
inserting a first screw through a first hole extending through a first plate and into a mandible;
inserting a second screw through a second hole extending through the first plate and into the mandible;
inserting a third screw through a third hole extending through a second plate and into a maxilla;
inserting a fourth screw through a fourth hole extending through the second plate and into the maxilla; and
attaching a first wire to the first plate and the second plate, the first wire preventing movement of the mandible away from the maxilla.
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