[Local hypothermia in the immediate posttraumatic period in mandibular fractures].

In patients with mandibular fractures the early posttraumatic complications were prevented using local hypothermia with ALG-2M device and special applicators which ensured an uniform cooling of tissues adjacent to fractured zone. Moderate local hypothermia of +28 to +32 degrees centigrade caused the pain-relieving and antiswelling effects, as electrophysiological investigations proved.