Motor vehicle accidents-related maxillofacial injuries: a multicentre and prospective study.

Objectives: The purpose of this European multicenter prospective study was to obtain more precise information about the demographic characteristics and etiologic/epidemiologic patterns of motor vehicle accidents (MVA)-related maxillofacial fractures.

Study Design: Of the 3260 patients with maxillofacial fractures admitted within the study period, 326 traumas were caused by MVAs with a male/female ratio of 2.2:1.

Combined Karapandzic-Abbé/Estlander/Stein flap for subtotal and total lower lip reconstruction.

Background: Lower lip reconstruction remains a challenging task due to multi-functional and high aesthetic requirements that have to be achieved for successful outcome. This is particularly true to near-total lower lip defects, encompassing over 70% of lower lip loss due to cancer, trauma or burns. Despite the fact that numerous flaps and their modifications have been described over the past century, only a few valuable techniques and concepts withstood the test of time for sub-total lower lip defects, each having their own drawbacks.

Extended Karapandzic Flap Technique for Reconstruction of Lower Lip and Chin Defect.

Purpose: Near total defect of the lower lip adjacent to the chin remains a reconstructive challenge for surgeons in function and esthetics. The objective of this study was to present a modified extended Karapandzic technique for reconstruction of near total defects of the lower lip adjacent with the chin.

Materials And Methods: From 2000 to 2013, patients with lip cancer or oral cavity cancer who required subtotal lower lip and chin resection and subsequently underwent reconstruction with an extended Karapandzic flap were included in this retrospective study.

European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) in children: a multicenter and prospective study.

Objective: The aim of this study is to present and discuss the results of a European multicentre prospective study about pediatric maxillofacial trauma epidemiology during a year.

Study Design: The following data were recorded: gender, age, etiology, site of fracture, date of injury. Of the 3396 patients with maxillofacial fractures admitted within the study period, 114 (3.

Assault-related maxillofacial injuries: the results from the European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) multicenter and prospective collaboration.

Objective: The aim of this study is to present and discuss the demographic characteristics and patterns of assault-related maxillofacial fractures as reported by a European multicenter prospective study.

Study Design: Demographic and injury data were recorded for each patient who was a victim of an assault.

Results: Assaults represented the most frequent etiology of maxillofacial trauma with an overall rate of 39% and the values ranging between 60.

European Maxillofacial Trauma (EURMAT) project: a multicentre and prospective study.

The purpose of this study was to analyse the demographics, causes and characteristics of maxillofacial fractures managed at several European departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery over one year. The following data were recorded: gender, age, aetiology, site of facial fractures, facial injury severity score, timing of intervention, length of hospital stay. Data for a total of 3396 patients (2655 males and 741 females) with 4155 fractures were recorded.

A Diagnostic Conundrum: Ectopic Nasal Ossification, Submucosal Alveolar Cleft, Absent Posterior Atlantal Arch, and Corpus Callosum Lipoma.

A 19-year-old woman was referred for nasal breathing and aesthetic concerns regarding her nose. A computed tomography scan revealed a massive osseous shield anterior to the piriform aperture. Furthermore, there was a submucosal median alveolar cleft, and the posterior arch of C1 was missing.

Comparative study between lag screw and miniplate fixation for straight midline mandibular osteotomy.

The mandibular swing approach is a surgical approach for the resection of malignant lesions localized in the posterior oral cavity and oropharynx. We analyzed 15 years of experience with fixation of the straight midline mandibulotomy and compared two fixation methods: lag screws and miniplates. A total of 117 patients underwent a straight midline mandibulotomy during the study period; 85 had fixation with two lag screws and 32 with two miniplates.

Soft tissue changes after mandibular setback and bimaxillary surgery in Class III patients.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between soft tissue and bone structure for Class III patients before and after bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) and bimaxillary orthognathic surgery; to determine the impact of other factors on soft tissue change; and to evaluate correlations between thickness of tissue before surgery, SNA, SNB, and ANB angles, and soft tissue changes.

Materials And Methods: The study included 78 Class III patients treated only with BSSO or with BSSO and Le Fort I osteotomy. Lateral cephalograms were taken before and 3 months to 1 year after surgery.

Brown class III maxillectomy defects reconstruction with prefabricated titanium mesh and soft tissue free flap.

Background: Midface reconstruction is one of the most challenging tasks for the reconstructive surgeon. We present a technique for the reconstruction of the midface after total maxillectomy with preservation of orbital contents.

Methods: Skeletal reconstruction is achieved with a preoperatively bent titanium sheet mesh on a universal skeletal model.

Modified Millard's technique in operations for unilateral cleft lip.

Many approaches have been described, but the rotation-advancement technique described by Millard remains one of the most popular repair techniques for correction of cleft lip. The technique described here is a modified method that can be used in primary cleft surgery but also for secondary correction, using the same incision with a small modification in design. Thirty-two patients were followed up for two years, all of whom had good postoperative results without secondary correction.

Advanced atherosclerosis of the vascular pedicle of radial forearm free flap in head and neck diabetic patient.

This study reports a case of severe atherosclerosis of the radial artery encountered during raising of a radial forearm free flap in a 56-year-old head and neck diabetic patient which precluded the use of the flap. This is a condition which most reconstructive surgeons are not aware of.

Altered light-touch sensation after bilateral sagittal-split osteotomy: a prospective study of 50 patients.

Objective: To prospectively evaluate the incidence of change in light-touch sensation in the innervated area of the lower alveolar nerve after bilateral sagittal-split osteotomy (BSSO) with attention on the time it takes to rebuild the function of the inferior alveolar nerve.

Materials And Methods: The sample consisted of 30 women and 20 men with a mean age of 22.14 ± 3.

Evaluation of sensitivity of teeth after mandibular fractures.

The sensitivity of teeth anterior to a fracture between the mental and mandibular foramina has been tested and followed up until reinnervation or 3 years has passed. This study assessed the reinnervation period, the number of denervated teeth, and their clinical importance. Fifty patients and 459 teeth were examined.

Maxillary fragment stabilization after Le Fort I fracture with 1 screw pair per plate.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to determine whether plates with only 1 screw pair can be used for Le Fort I fracture management. Good postoperative results motivated the direct application of mandible fixation principles to the fractured midface region without additional experimental research. However, the amount and distribution of the forces in the midface region is different from those on the mandible.

Preoperative antiseptics in clean/contaminated maxillofacial and oral surgery: prospective randomized study.

In order to show the effectiveness of preoperative antiseptic mouthwash the authors undertook a prospective study in 120 patients who underwent elective surgery under general or local anesthesia. Patients were allocated toone of 4 groups, depending on whether the oral cavity was washed preoperatively with 1% cetrimide, chlorhexidine, povidon-iodine or sterilized normal saline solution (control group). Aerobic and anaerobic bacterial samples were taken from the inferior vestibulum mucosa before surgery, 5 min after the start of the operation and at the end of the procedure.

Protective intramedullary fixation after harvest of an osteocutaneous radial free flap.

The osteocutaneous radial free flap, even after 30 years, is still considered to be the "workhorse" for head and neck reconstruction. A high incidence of donor site fractures has remained a major problem, however. The technique described here is a method developed for the prophylaxis of fractures of the donor site of the harvested radial bone and is based on a modification of the intramedullary Rush nail fixation.

Latissimus dorsi-scapula free flap for reconstruction of defects following radical maxillectomy with orbital exenteration.

A total of 21 patients with latissimus dorsi-scapula free flap reconstruction immediately following radical maxillectomy together with orbital exenteration are presented. Orbital exenteration was performed in all patients due to tumour invasion at the time of diagnosis. There was no total flap failure.

The pectoralis major flap in head and neck reconstruction: first 500 patients.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate almost 20 years of using the pectoralis major flap in head and neck reconstruction at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Zagreb.

Patients: In the period from 1981 to 1999, a total of 506 pectoralis major flaps were used for head and neck reconstruction in 500 patients. In all cases the flap was used after surgical resection of an advanced malignant tumour of the head and neck.

Madelung syndrome (benign lipomatosis): clinical course and treatment.

Madelung syndrome is a rare disease found predominantly in the Mediterranean area. It has a distinctive clinical appearance. Staged surgery is the treatment of choice, which produces substantial improvement in both functional and aesthetic appearance.

Lag screw fixation for straight midline mandibulotomy: four-year experience.

The authors' experience with 2-lag screw technique for the stabilization of a straight midline mandibulotomy approach for oral cavity and oropharyngeal tumors is presented. Fixation is performed with 2.0-mm pretapped screws.