Sequencing treatment for naso-orbito-ethmoid fractures.
This article presents a strategy for treating naso-orbito-ethmoid fractures. Eight steps for the management of such injuries are presented: surgical exposure, identification of the medial canthal tendon/tendon-bearing bone fragment, reduction/reconstruction of medial orbital rim, reconstruction of the medial orbital wall, transnasal canthopexy, reduction of septal fractures, nasal dorsum reconstruction/augmentation, and soft tissue adaptation. Following these steps can make treatment outcomes more predictable.
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Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9031.
D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed