Maxillofacial Surgery Flashcards
Causes of facial fractures
Assault 70-80% RTA Sports Industrial Falls
Symptoms of facial fractures
Rubor Calor Dolor Tumour (swelling) Functio Laesa
What is rubor?
Redness
What is calor?
Heat
What is dolor?
Pain
What is function laesa?
Loss of function / disruption of function
Classification of facial fractures is done by….
Simple/compound
Displaced/undisplaced
Anatomical
What are the anatomical classification of facial fractures?
Lower third (mandible) Middle third - central (maxilla / naso orbital ethmoidal complex) - lateral (zygomatico-orbital complex) Upper third (frontal sinus) Panfacial
What is a panfacial fracture?
Everything is broken
Presentation of mandibular fractures
Paresthesia (mental nerve distribution) Occlusal problems (the bite is not right)
Treatment of mandibular fracture
Conservative - POP cast - Intermaxillary fixation Surgical - ORIF - plates at tension zones
What does ORIF stand for?
Open and reduction and internal fixation
Presentation of middle third fractures
Nerve anaesthesia
Midline split
Anterior open bite (AOB)
Treatment of middle third fractures
Conservative possible
Surgical - ORIF
Presentation of central middle third fracture
Classical facial appearance
CSF leak
Airway
Bleeding