title: New frontiers in the treatment of the trauma victim with facial injuries.
abstract: Use of rigid fixation in facial skeletal reconstruction has had a resurgence in popularity. Miniplates and screws to rigidly fix fractures, control occlusal osteotomies, and even congenital craniofacial osteotomies, have revolutionized facial reconstructive surgery. In facial fractures, where restoration of preinjury facial appearance is the goal, rigid fixation has added a new treatment potential, providing immediate three-dimensional stability of the fracture reduction.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Glassman
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*