title: Midfacial fractures from vehicular accidents.
abstract: An effort is made to simplify, categorize, and outline the various forms and treatment of midfacial trauma from automotive crashes. Panfacial fractures resulting from high speed automotive accidents will continue to be a challenge to the innovative and persistent surgeon seeking the best possible results.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002648:Child; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008722:Methods; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery