title: [Facial injuries. Classification].
abstract: The present paper was intended as an introduction to the symposium organized in Paris on 4 October 1990 by the Royal Belgian Society for Surgery under the heading "Eurosurgery 90". The anatomical and functional properties of the facial bones and soft tissues were recalled. The face is the support of the main social functions of Man. The classification makes a distinction between fractures of the middle third and of the mandible. Among the formers, classical fractures of Le Fort I, II and III, are now less frequent than asymmetrical or complex fractures with multiple soft tissue lacerations. The main types of mandibular fractures are described. Part of these may show important displacements, due to the insertion of strong muscles. The aims of treatment are defined and to-day technology briefly described. Tendency is to shorten the duration of intermaxillary fixation thanks to the more recent procedures of internal fixation.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie maxillo-faciale de l'Université de Liège, CHU, Sart-Tilman.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castermans
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacquemin
mesh_terms: D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000145:classification*
vernacular_title: Traumatismes faciaux. Classification.