Introduction: Shared vehicles, such as e-scooters and electric bicycles, could potentially accelerate the transition toward sustainable mobility. Focusing on e-scooters, the aim of this study is to show, compared with previous years when e-scooter use was significantly reduced, the increased incidence of maxillofacial bone injuries from e-scooters and the most frequent type of fractures.
Methods: We conducted a monocentric observational retrospective and prospective analysis during the pandemic, from January 1, 2020, until December 31, 2022, on patients' access for maxillofacial traumas at the San Giovanni Addolorata emergency department, trauma hub center, for Lazio district.
Background: The aesthetic appearance of the skin, with the emergence of wrinkles, blemishes, and infraorbital hollowing, can be a cause of social distress and is a process exacerbated by aging. The presence of skin imperfections and aging is partly due to a loss of hyaluronic acid (HA), which normally contributes to a maintain a healthy and voluminous skin. Attempts to restore volume and revert the signs of aging have therefore focused on the use of dermatologic fillers based on HA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedial wall fracture of the orbit is a condition that requires surgical correction should the patient presents a series of signs and symptoms such as diplopia and enophthalmos. The classical external approaches for exposure like the transconjunctival or transcutaneous approach have been replaced in specific cases by endoscopic approaches as they are less invasive and they eliminate any risk of potential scarring. Larger defects where the medial wall is comminuted or bony fragments are missing could be reconstructed with permanent autogenous or alloplastic materials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The thinned anterolateral thigh flap (tALT) has been utilized in clinical applications for soft tissue reconstruction. This flap has many advantages: no major artery is sacrificed; functional and esthetic results are often good. The purpose of this study is to investigate the esthetic outcome of the donor site after reconstruction of oral defects with tALT compared to the radial fasciocutaneous forearm flap (RFFF).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFractures of the nasofrontal orbital complex account for 5% of all facial fractures. Mean hospitalization is usually longer than for other types of facial lesions, independent of the trauma responsible (road accidents, sport, falls, firearm wounds, and so on). The choice of treatment, usually dictated by the site and extent of the damage, is important because inadequate treatment may lead to immediate or subsequent complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLimitation of mouth opening can be caused by bony or fibrous ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint as sequela to trauma, infection, autoimmune disease, or failed surgery. Various procedures have been reported for treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis; this article aims to describe the diagnostic protocol and the surgical procedures adopted at the department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery of Rome University "La Sapienza". Between 1980 and 2000, 123 patients affected by TMJ ankylosis came under our observation; 60 of them (25 females and 35 males of 30 years average age) underwent surgery; bilateral TMJ ankylosis was observed in 21 cases, right-sided in 20 cases, left-sided in 19 cases.
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