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Figure 3. A: Permanent facial palsy left hand side and severe cantering of the occlusal plane after failed open reduction and rigid internal fixation of a combined condylar base to neck and ramus fracture left hand side; B: orthopantomogram showing loosening of osteosynthesis material after inadequate single miniplate fixation and development of pseudarthrosis, however no impairment of mouth opening; C: immobilized proximal fragment and fibrous pseudarthrosis with defect of the mandible requiring bimaxillary surgery and joint replacement