title: Usefulness of endoscopy in craniofacial trauma.
abstract: To determine the extent of endoscopy utilized in craniofacial trauma, a questionnaire was mailed to 400 surgeons in the United States. A 40% response was obtained; 21.3% of the surgeons stated that they had used endoscopy to treat facial fractures; 33% of them had been in practice for 6 to 10 years, and 47% of those who had used endoscopy in craniofacial trauma were in full-time private practice. In facial fractures, endoscopes were used primarily to treat Le Fort fractures (55.9%), followed by zygomatic arch fractures (52.9%). Lack of accompanying instrumentation, such as appropriate drills, to use with the endoscope via small openings was cited as a significant problem; 46% of the respondents were unable to resolve it. Most respondents (55.6%) felt that if proper accompanying instrumentation were to be developed, endoscopes would become an integral component in the management of craniofacial trauma.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri, Division of Plastic Surgery, M349, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Boschert
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Jimenez
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019723:Endoscopes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004867:Equipment Design; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000293:injuries; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D011331:Private Practice; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013043:Specialties, Surgical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery