title: Maxillofacial trauma.
abstract: Although the general principles for evaluation and management of facial fractures in children are the same as for adults, some modification in assessment, timing, and technique must be considered. This article has a double purpose: to re-emphasize acute assessment and medical management so that the pediatrician can function as the coordinator of the maxillofacial trauma team, and to present both established and new techniques for the reduction of simple and complex fractures in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Crockett
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mungo
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000293:injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D009666:Nose / Q000293:injuries*; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy