[Fractures of the facial skeleton]. 1979

I Aragón de Castro, and W Hanafee

The radiologist is in the unique position of reviewing the management of facial fractures when interpreting the post reduction films. Many of these patients have other more life threatening injuries so that their facial fractures may have been neglected or treated by individuals unfamiliar with the problem of facial injury. Immobilization following reduction is the key to satisfactory healing. The bony calvarium is the pivotal point and all free fragments should be immobilized to the frontal zygomatic area. Mandibular fractures should be immobilized to the upper alveolar ridge. If the upper alveolar ridge is also a free fragment due to a LeFort type fracture the entire complex of mandible and midface after being wired together should be wired to the stable bony calvarium. Midface fractures (LeFort type fractures) require the same type of treatment as one would apply to a forearm fracture; i.e., the joints proximal and distal must be immobilized. In the midface fracture the mandible is immobilized through the teeth to the upper alveolar ridge and the entire complex to the bony calvarium. The more specific problems associated with individual factors require high quality radiographic techniques for diagnosis and management.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008337 Mandibular Fractures Fractures of the lower jaw. Fracture, Mandibular,Fractures, Mandibular,Mandibular Fracture
D008440 Maxillary Fractures Fractures of the upper jaw. Fracture, Maxillary,Fractures, Maxillary,Maxillary Fracture
D009915 Orbit Bony cavity that holds the eyeball and its associated tissues and appendages. Eye Socket,Eye Sockets,Orbits,Socket, Eye,Sockets, Eye
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D005151 Facial Injuries General or unspecified injuries to the soft tissue or bony portions of the face. Injuries, Facial,Facial Injury,Injury, Facial
D005592 Fracture Fixation The use of metallic devices inserted into or through bone to hold a fracture in a set position and alignment while it heals. Skeletal Fixation,Fracture Reduction,Fixation, Fracture,Fixation, Skeletal,Fixations, Fracture,Fixations, Skeletal,Fracture Fixations,Fracture Reductions,Reduction, Fracture,Reductions, Fracture,Skeletal Fixations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015051 Zygomatic Fractures Fractures of the zygoma. Fracture, Zygomatic,Fractures, Zygomatic,Zygomatic Fracture
D050723 Fractures, Bone Breaks in bones. Bone Fractures,Broken Bones,Spiral Fractures,Torsion Fractures,Bone Fracture,Bone, Broken,Bones, Broken,Broken Bone,Fracture, Bone,Fracture, Spiral,Fracture, Torsion,Fractures, Spiral,Fractures, Torsion,Spiral Fracture,Torsion Fracture

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