Treating a mandibular condylar fracture in a patient with Huntington's disease.

This case illustrates the use of a microplate in the open reduction and fixation of an intracapsular mandibular condylar fracture in a patient who was unable to tolerate a closed reduction because of the nature of her chronic illness. The advantages of this method of fracture fixation include early function and elimination of intermaxillary fixation, which benefited our patient. This technique should be reserved for patients for whom conservative measures are not appropriate.