Purpose: To investigate the clinical characteristics, the treatment principles and indications of the pediatric patients with mandibular fractures. Methods: From January 2005 to December 2011, data of 104 pediatric patients…
Australian Aboriginal men represent a subpopulation at high risk for injury and facial trauma in particular. With the highest proportion of Indigenous people and lowest density population, the Northern Territory…
Background and objectives: The objective of the paper was to evaluate the surgical protocol following the presentation of contaminated/infected mandibular fractures and the treatment outcomes. Methods: Out of 391 mandibular…
Background and objectives: In children, damage to the orbit is not as common as in the adult population. Although possible complications like trapdoor fractures or the white eye blowout fractures…
Introduction: For surgical treatment for condylar fractures is required an extraoral approach that will depend on the type of fracture and knowing the risk involving the facial nerve. From the…
Introduction: The treatment of condylar fractures can be surgical or orthopedic. Although evidence tilts towards open treatment, there are technical complications, such as facial nerve damage and associated tissues. Moreover,…
Background and objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate outcomes for 2 bone plating systems used in the treatment of mandibular symphysis/body fractures. Methods: 20 healthy individuals were…
Background: Penetrating neck injuries in the UK are on the increase and the most common weapon used is a knife. Life threatening vascular and aero-digestive injuries as well as nerve…
Background and objectives: Orbital fractures are considered as one of the most common midfacial fractures encountered in trauma centre. They could be isolated or invariably involved in the different patterns…
There are no clear, evidence-based guidelines that dictate when it is safe for a patient to fly after a midface fracture, whether they are surgically managed or not. The Royal…
Introduction: Penetrating injuries to the cheek can lead to significant complications due to intricate structures that lie within it. Multiple methods were described in the literature for diagnosis and treatment…
Background : The aim of this study was to retrospectively review and analyse the clinical and radiographical differences between surgically and non-surgically treated patients with zygomatic complex fractures over a…
Background and objective: The thin orbital floor is particularly vulnerable during facial trauma. Different surgical procedures and materials have been used for orbital floor reconstruction, with therapeutic results not always…
Background and objectives: Retrobulbar haemorrhage is an uncommon, but potentially devastating complication associated with facial trauma. The rapid increase in orbital pressure can cut off perfusion to vital ocular structures,…
Background and objectives : Oral and maxillofacial surgery is an integral part of the Emergency Department both for the immediate management of injuries that can compromise a patients vision, respiration,…
Background : Zygomatic comples fractures are common. In the UK maxillofacial practice removal of fracture fixation plates is currently undertaken only when attributable symptoms develop. Aim : This study aims…
Background and objectives : Injury scoring systems are useful in assessment, grading and predicting injury severity of the trauma patient. Scoring systems for maxillofacial trauma are however not in popular…
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of reduction and stability of fixation of isolated unilateral zygomatico-maxillary complex (ZMC) fracture without infraorbital rim fixation and…
Objective : The purpose of this study was to assess the craniomaxillofacial injuries managed at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center (TBRHSC), Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Study. Design :…
Orbital trauma are frequent complaint. Treatment aims to reconstruct defect, improve functional deficits and restore facial anatomy. Given its complexity and variability, the surgeon must take extreme caution in orbital…
