Evaluation of Different Patterns of Zygomaticoorbital Complex Fractures.

Study Design: Very few studies exist regarding the fracture pattern variability of the zygomaticoorbital (ZMO) complex. The retrospective evaluation of a large series of surgically treated unilateral ZMO fractures would in certain circumstances help intraoperative predictability and define sensitive indicators for open reduction and internal fixation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the different fracture patterns after ZMO complex injury regarding the 5 anatomic sutures of the zygoma as well as the concomitance of the paranasal buttress and maxillary sinus wall fracture.

Airway Management of Orofacial Infections Originating in the Mandible.

The primary aim of this study was to assess the incidence of a difficult airway and emergency tracheostomy in patients with orofacial infections originating in the mandible, and a secondary aim was to determine the potential predictors of difficult intubation. This retrospective single-center study included all patients who were referred between 2015 and 2022 with an orofacial infection originating in the mandible and who were surgically drained under intubation anesthesia. The incidence of a difficult airway regarding ventilation, laryngoscopy, and intubation was analyzed descriptively.

Factors Influencing Recurrence after Surgical Treatment of Odontogenic Maxillary Sinusitis: An Analysis from the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Point of View.

The aim of the study was to determine the factors influencing the development of recurrence after the surgical treatment of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis in an oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic over a 7-year period. Demographic and anamnesis data, clinical and radiological findings, treatment and outcome were analyzed. A multivariable analysis was performed to find associations between patient age, causative focus, surgical access for sinus revision, multilayer closure with a buccal fat pad, inferior meatal antrostomy (IMA) for temporary sinus drainage and sinusitis recurrence.

Justification of Indication for Cranial CT Imaging after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury According to the Current National Guidelines.

The primary aim was to evaluate the compliance of cranial CT indication with the national guideline-based decision rules in patients after mTBI. The secondary aim was to determine the incidence of CT pathologies among justified and unjustified CT scans and to investigate the diagnostic value of these decision rules. This is a retrospective, single-center study on 1837 patients (mean age = 70.

Clinical Indicators for Primary Cranial CT Imaging after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury-A Retrospective Analysis.

The primary aim was to determine the clinical indicators for primary cranial CT imaging in patients after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The secondary aim was to evaluate the need for post-traumatic short-term hospitalization based on primary clinical and CT findings. This was an observational retrospective single-centre study of all the patients who were admitted with mTBI over a five-year period.

Management of older adults after mild head trauma in an oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic.

Purpose: The primary aim was to determine the incidence of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in patients aged ≥ 65 years. The secondary aim was to identify risk factors for intracranial lesions and evaluate the need for in-hospital observation in this age group.

Methods: This observational retrospective single-center study included all patients aged ≥ 65 years who were referred to our clinic for oral and plastic maxillofacial surgery following mTBI over a five-year period.

Impact of antithrombotic therapy on acute and delayed intracranial haemorrhage and evaluation of the need of short-term hospitalisation based on CT findings after mild traumatic brain injury: experience from an oral and maxillofacial surgery unit.

Purpose: The primary aim was to compare the prevalence of acute and delayed intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in patients on antithrombotic medication referred to a clinic for oral and plastic maxillofacial surgery. The secondary aim was to evaluate the need for short-term hospitalisation based on initial radiological and clinical findings.

Methods: This was an observational retrospective single-centre study of all patients on antithrombotic medication who were admitted to our department of oral and plastic maxillofacial surgery with mTBI over a 5 year period.

Indications for the microvascular medial femoral condylar flap in craniomaxillofacial surgery.

The medial femoral condylar flap makes it possible to reconstruct bone, cartilage, and skin, but elongation of the pedicle is usually required to bridge the distances to the vascular connections in the neck. The indications in the maxillofacial area include reconstruction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), pseudarthrosis of the jaws, osteonecrosis of the jaws and skull, and augmentation of bone in irradiated or otherwise compromised tissue. If small bony defects require safe and reliable osseous, osteochondral, or osteocutaneous reconstruction, the medial femoral condylar flap can be used to fill the gap between small avascular, and larger microvascular, bone transplants.