Uncommon Presentation of a Symphyseal and Bilateral Mandibular Body Fracture From a Gunshot Injury: A Case Report and Literature Review

TL;DR

This case report describes a rare mandibular fracture pattern caused by a gunshot injury and reviews existing literature on similar injuries.

Contribution

The paper presents a unique case of symphyseal and bilateral mandibular body fractures from a gunshot injury.

Findings

The case involved a rare fracture pattern due to a gunshot wound to the maxillofacial region.

Literature review emphasizes the uniqueness of the injury and its management.

Initial treatment and prognosis are discussed to inform clinical practice.

Abstract

Mandibular fractures are one of the most common types of facial fractures and often result from trauma to the head and neck region. Understanding the mechanism-based factors resulting in different patterns of mandibular injury is important for their surgical management. This study reports a unique mandibular fracture whereby the symphysis and bilateral mandibular bodies were fractured following a gunshot wound to the maxillofacial region. A literature review of case reports on bilateral mandibular fractures highlights the uniqueness of the presented case and supplements the text as the initial management, treatment, and prognosis of the case are discussed.

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