Secondary reconstruction of panfacial fractures

Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Mar;18(1):99-109. doi: 10.1007/s10006-013-0403-8. Epub 2013 Mar 20.

Abstract

Introduction: Although the primary management of patients with panfacial fractures has been well discussed in the medical and dental literature, secondary management of those patients who were not treated or were incompletely treated has not been as well addressed.

Purpose: The purposes of this paper are to review the basic concepts of panfacial fractures and to address the secondary reconstruction of patients whose primary management was less than ideal.

Discussion: In this paper, we present three cases of secondary reconstruction of the maxillofacial skeleton following complicated panfacial fractures. We also discuss the challenges that exist in treatment planning and executing treatment in these complex cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Esthetics
  • Facial Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Facial Bones / injuries*
  • Facial Bones / surgery*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fractures, Malunited / diagnostic imaging
  • Fractures, Malunited / surgery
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Male
  • Maxillofacial Injuries / diagnostic imaging
  • Maxillofacial Injuries / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Oral Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Reoperation
  • Skull Fractures / diagnostic imaging
  • Skull Fractures / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed