| Craniofacial traumas: immediate and delayed treatment. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 11314306 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
In 1998, 28 patients with craniofacial fractures have been under observation at the Emergency Room of the Policlinico Umberto I of Rome. Twenty-six patients have undergone reduction and contention surgery of the fractures. The diagnosis of the fractures has been achieved through CT axial scanning and coronal reconstruction as well as with three-dimensional CT. The CT spiral was used in those cases that required more rapid intervention, whereas the MRI was used to evaluate the condition of the eyeball. Twenty of such patients underwent surgical treatment a few hours after the trauma and, in such cases, excellent aesthetic and functional results were achieved. The general and neurological conditions of six patients did not permit prematurely proceeding with surgery. Two patients died a few hours after the trauma of the injuries sustained. Of the six patients who underwent delayed treatment, acceptable functional and aesthetic results were achieved in four, whereas the remaining two patients had inadequate results. The results we have obtained show that it is possible to achieve the best results, both aesthetic and functional, through immediate treatment. Delayed treatment is carried out at least 2 weeks after the trauma because of the patient's condition and presents reconstruction difficulties that do not guarantee a satisfactory aesthetic reconstruction as well as, in some cases, an effective functional restoration. |
| | |
Authors:
|
R Becelli; G Renzi; M Perugini; G Iannetti |
Related Documents
:
|
9148976 - Non-life-threatening blunt chest trauma: appropriate investigation and treatment. 22530106 - Morbidity of 200 consecutive cases of hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrecto... 1460686 - Injuries to the bowel and bladder. 18301186 - Hazards of benchmarking complications with the national trauma data bank: numerators in... 3977226 - Patient use of low-vision aids after retinal detachment surgery. 20494386 - Total pancreatectomy: indications, different timing, and perioperative and long-term ou... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: The Journal of craniofacial surgery Volume: 11 ISSN: 1049-2275 ISO Abbreviation: J Craniofac Surg Publication Date: 2000 May |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2001-04-20 Completed Date: 2001-05-24 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9010410 Medline TA: J Craniofac Surg Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 265-9 Citation Subset: D |
Affiliation:
|
Maxillo-Facial Department, University of Rome La Sapienza, Viale Regina Elena 287/a, Rome, Italy. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adolescent Adult Esthetics Eye Injuries / diagnosis Facial Bones / injuries*, radiography, surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Fracture Fixation Frontal Bone / injuries Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Orbital Fractures / surgery Reconstructive Surgical Procedures Skull Fractures / radiography, surgery* Temporal Bone / injuries Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Zygomatic Fractures / surgery |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Temporalis muscle flap for craniofacial reconstruction after tumor resection.
Next Document: The spectrum of minimal clefting: process-oriented cleft management in the presence of an intact alv...