Anderson, P.David, D.2010-02-012010-02-012005Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, 2005; 33(3):188-1901010-51821878-4119http://hdl.handle.net/2440/55964Background: The potential problem of growth anomalies affecting a mandible following a fracture of a mandibular condyle in childhood is well established. However, there have been no previous reports of this phenomenon affecting other fracture sites in the mandible. Patients: Two patients who had parasymphyseal fractures treated in childhood presented at skeletal maturity with hyperostosis at the fracture site, producing chin asymmetry in their teens. Results: In both cases the hyperostosis produced significant chin asymmetry without disturbance of the occlusion. Both patients were managed with corrective genioplasty. Conclusion: These cases reinforce the previous recommendations regarding the need for long-term follow-up of children who sustain facial fractures of the mandible, and that the protocol should be expanded to include parasymphyseal fractures as well as fractures of the condyle.enfractured mandiblelate complicationJournal article002009210510.1016/j.jcms.2005.01.0050002295661000072-s2.0-1814441621437923Anderson, P. [0000-0002-3730-4652]