Delayed Reduction of Facial Bone Fractures.
10.7181/acfs.2013.14.2.119
- Author:
Kyu Seop LEE
1
;
Jae Beom PARK
;
Seung Han SONG
;
Sang Ha OH
;
Nak Heon KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. nhk488@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Facial bone;
Zygomatic fractures;
Mandibular fractures
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bony Callus;
Facial Bones*;
Female;
Fractures, Malunited;
Granulation Tissue;
Humans;
Malocclusion;
Mandible;
Mandibular Fractures;
Middle Aged;
Osteotomy;
Titanium;
Trismus;
Zygoma;
Zygomatic Fractures
- From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
2013;14(2):119-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Except for special situations, it is generally agreed that best results in the treatment of facial fractures is expected if reduction is done within the first 2 or 3 weeks after injury. We reduced facial bone fractures at 4 to 7 weeks after trauma. A 44-year-old female patient underwent open reduction for her right zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture at 7 weeks after injury. A 59-year-old female patient underwent surgery for the right mandible body and left parasymphysis fractures at 4 weeks after injury. Using traditional approaches, granulation tissue and callus were removed from the fracture sites, and malunited fracture lines were separated by a small osteotome. We reduced the displaced fractured zygoma and mandible to their normal anatomical positions and fixed them using titanium plates. No complications such as asymmetry, malunion, malocclusion, or trismus were seen. Unfavorable asymmetric facial contours were corrected, and we obtained good occlusion with favorable bony alignment. The functional and aesthetic outcomes were satisfactory. Through removal the callus and limited osteotomy, a successful approach to the previously fractured line was possible, and an exact correction with symmetry was obtained. This method can be a good option for obtaining good mobility and clinical results in treating delayed facial bone fractures.
