Depending on the complexity and level of the fracture, the frontobasal involvement of all craniofacial injuries varies between 30 and 70% (Manson et al. 1987; Raveh et al.1992; Weerda 1995; Joss et al. 2001). In addition to the challenging reconstruction of severe craniofacial injuries, specific diagnostic, pathogenetic and therapeutic problems arise as a consequence of the accompanying frontobasal fractures.
A considerable optimization in the treatment of these profound injuries can be achieved by a routine team approach of maxillofacial, neurosurgical, and anesthesiological specialists with the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic resources at their disposal. The interdisciplinary treatment of patients with severe craniofacial injuries is state-of-the-art and focused on trauma centers equipped with the adequate infrastructure (Reulen and Steiger 1994; Weingart et al. 1996; Seidl et al. 1998).
The purpose of the present monograph is to analyze and introduce an established therapy concept for craniofacial fractures with anterior subcranial involvement, with reference to the surgical approach and the postoperative results. Of particular interest are etiological, epidemiological, and pathomechanical characteristics in neuro-craniofacial injuries.
Craniofacial Trauma - Diagnosis and Management by Nicolas Hardt & Johannes Kuttenberger is based on the analysis of a documented collective of 268 severe craniofacial injuries in the context of 18,456 maxillo-facial injuries treated with assured data regarding quantity and quality in relation to the extent and pattern of injury, epidemiology, and reconstructive procedures in the varying fracture compartments, including perioperative management.
Furthermore, surgical indication, time of intervention, and the maxillofacial-neurosurgical treatment modalities for the subcranial, craniofrontal, craniofacial, and frontobasal regions are looked at in detail, as well as the principles of reconstructing the cranio- and maxillofacial skeleton.
The editors hope that this manual will be an indispensable reference for residents in maxillofacial training and attending cranio-maxillofacial and for neurosurgeons in the highly specialized field of cranio-maxillofacial neurotraumatology.
Contents
Part I Classification and Diagnosis
1 Anatomy of the Craniofacial Region
2 Radiology of Craniofacial Fractures
3 Classification of Craniofacial Fractures
4 Mechanisms of Craniofacial Fractures
5 Epidemiological Aspects of Craniofacial/Skull Base Fractures
6 Craniofacial Fracture Symptoms
7 Neurocranial Injuries in Craniofacial/Skullbase Fractures
Part II Therapy
8 Surgical Repair of Craniofacial Fractures
9 Methods of Dural and Skull Base Treatment
10 Bone Grafts
11 Osteosynthesis of Craniofacial Fractures
12 Surgical Strategy for Complex Craniofacial Fractures
13 Complications and Late Sequelae Following Craniofacial Reconstruction
14 Delayed Reconstruction of Frontofacial Defects and Deformations
15 A Treatment Algorithm in Craniofacial Reconstruction: Future Developments
Index
Product Details
- Hardcover: 278 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 23, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 3540330402
- ISBN-13: 978-3540330400
- Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches