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This study aimed to identify risk factors for complications following condylar fracture treatment, with particular focus on the predictive value of the dislocation angle.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective cohort study included 184 patients with mandibular condylar fractures treated at a tertiary referral center between 2009 and 2022. Complications were analyzed according to treatment approach (surgical vs. conservative), and potential risk factors were evaluated using univariate and multivariate logistic regression. The dislocation angle was measured on preoperative imaging and stratified into categories (&amp;lt;60\u00b0, 60\u201389\u00b0, \u226590\u00b0).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The overall complication rate was 29.0% (49\/169), predominantly comprising minor events (17.8%), with major complications occurring in only 7.7%. In the surgical subgroup with available angle measurements (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200991), dislocation angle was significantly associated with complications both in univariate (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.049) and multivariate analysis (OR 1.27 per 10\u00b0, 95% CI 1.04\u20131.57,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.021). Patients with angles &amp;lt;60\u00b0 had a complication rate of 5.9% compared to 36.0\u201342.9% for angles \u226560\u00b0 (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.007). Hardware removal was performed in 43.1% of surgically treated patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Preoperative dislocation angle is an independent predictor of complications following condylar fracture treatment. A preliminary threshold of approximately 60\u00b0 may serve as a candidate parameter for risk stratification and patient counseling, pending prospective validation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/froh.2026.1812421","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,24]],"date-time":"2026-04-24T05:42:04Z","timestamp":1777009324000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dislocation angle predicts complications following mandibular condylar fracture treatment: a retrospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Ingrid","family":"Winkler","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne","place":["Cologne, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chiara","family":"Costantini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf","place":["D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Babak","family":"Saravi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf","place":["D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lara","family":"Schorn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf","place":["D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Julian","family":"Lommen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf","place":["D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Felix","family":"Schrader","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf","place":["D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Max","family":"Wilkat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf","place":["D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Norbert","family":"K\u00fcbler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf","place":["D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christoph","family":"Sproll","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf","place":["D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daman Deep","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery, Medical Faculty and University Hospital D\u00fcsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf","place":["D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"120","DOI":"10.1016\/0030-4220(85)90002-7","article-title":"Ten years of mandibular fractures: an analysis of 2,137 cases","volume":"59","author":"Ellis","year":"1985","journal-title":"Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"421","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jcms.2006.07.854","article-title":"Fractures of the mandibular condyle: a review of 466 cases. 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