title: Topographical anatomy of the total osteotomy of the midface.
abstract: In this study, the operating conditions for total osteotomy of the middle part of the face have been simulated in a cadaver and the topography of the organs at risk has been examined. The area of the maxillary tuberosity is the region which is mainly exposed to considerable injury to vessels; here an uncontrolled fracture as compared with a systematic osteotomy is the safer method under the given anatomical conditions.
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery