Role of the Maxillofacial Surgeon in Identifying the Correlation Between Facial Bone Fractures and Traumatic Brain Injury - A Prospective Study.

Introduction: Maxillofacial trauma accounts for a high percentage of patients reporting to the emergency medicine department and being admitted in the hospital. The purpose of this study was to form a direct association between maxillofacial fractures and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Methods: Ninety patients with maxillofacial fractures that reported to/were referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery were observed for features indicative of TBI based on clinical presentation and radiological interpretations.

Comparison between an Operating Surgical Microscope and High Magnification Surgical Loupes in Microvascular Reconstruction of Head and Neck Defects in a Tertiary Healthcare Centre.

Introduction And Objective: Microvascular free tissue transfers have become an important method of reconstruction following head & neck oncological resection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of surgical loupes against surgical operating microscope, which is the gold standard for microvascular anastomosis and also to explore the possibility of surgical loupes as an essential cost-effective armamentarium in head and neck reconstruction.

Materials And Methods: This prospective randomized study included 40 patients diagnosed with head and neck malignancies, requiring microvascular free flap reconstruction.

Anterior Tonsillar Fossa Approach to Elongated Styloid Process.

Aim: To demonstrate the efficacy of a new novel anterior tonsillar fossa approach in management of elongated styloid process syndrome.

Material And Method: We operated upon 20 patients with confirmed, symptomatic elongated styloid process. None of these patients gave a previous positive history of trauma or any other procedure relating to tonsillar area.

Feasibility and Reliability of Microvascular Reconstruction in the Vessel-depleted Previously Operated Neck.

Background: Microvascular reconstruction of defects in the head and neck has always been a challenge in patients who have undergone previous neck dissection, owing to the prior resection of potential recipient blood vessels used for free flap perfusion.

Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate the reliability and safety of free flap reconstruction in patients who have had previous neck dissection.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four free flaps were performed in 22 patients with a previous history of neck dissection for head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Vascular Analysis of Radial Artery Perforator Flaps.

Background: Radial forearm free flap with all its present day modifications is the workhorse of soft tissue reconstruction in head & neck. Although there are several advantages, it requires the sacrifice of a major artery of forearm. There are several modifications of harvesting a forearm flap based on perforator principles.

Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia: Surgery and literature review.

Objective: To highlight the clinical and radiologic features and management of craniofacial fibrous dysplasia with review of literature.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of 6 patients who underwent surgical treatment in a tertiary healthcare centre was done using the parameters of patients' details, clinical features, radiological findings, management and postoperative review.

Results: Of the six patients, 3 females and 2 males were in the 2(nd) decade of life and 1 male in the 1(st) decade of life.