The use of pericranial flaps in frontal sinus fractures.
Although injuries to the frontal sinus are a reasonably common traumatic injury encountered by reconstructive surgeons, definitive indications for open exploration and the optimum method for handling the residual sinus cavity remain unsettled. During the last 3 years, we have accomplished frontal sinus obliteration with an "extended" pericranial flap in 14 consecutive patients. Thus far, we have not encountered any complications.
Thaller
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Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento 95817.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010521:Periosteum / Q000637:transplantation*; D012886:Skull; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps