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Inclusion criteria 1\. Patients with a unilateral angle fracture indicated for Open reduction internal Fixation alone or in combination with fracture elsewhere in the mandible. 3\. Patients should be free from any systemic disease that may affect normal healing of the bone. 4\. Patients with good general condition allowing major surgical procedure under general anesthesia. 5\. Patients with physical and psychological tolerance No history of previous surgical intervention in the angle site Exclusion criteria : 1. Patients with high risk systemic diseases like uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus has a negative impact on normal bone healing 2. Patients with old and/or mal-union fractures. As they will affect accuracy of reduction of the fractured segments. 3. Patients with physical and psychological intolerance. As psychological stress will affect the immune system and patient's fitness including healing capacity