title: Use of titanium mesh for reconstruction of extensive defects in fronto-orbito-ethmoidal fracture.
abstract: Traumatic injuries treatment of the fronto-naso-orbito-ethmoidal region has been one of the most challenging treatments within maxillofacial surgery, particularly of extensive orbital defects, very common in this type of pathologic condition. A 48-year-old man involved in a car collision presented an extensive bilateral fracture of the orbit medial wall, nasal bones, the nasal septum, and the frontal anterior table. The clinical and tomographic findings concluded the diagnosis of a maxilla and fronto-naso-orbito-ethmoidal fracture. Among the variety of biomaterials, the titanium mesh was elected because of the extension and magnitude of the bone defect, obtaining this way esthetic and functional results with better prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinic, Dental School of Araçatuba (UNESP), Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. heloisafonsecamarao@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Heloisa Fonseca
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Marão
authors.forename: Jéssica Lemos
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gulinelli
authors.forename: Cassiano Costa Silva
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Abrahão Cavalcante Gomes de Souza
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Paulo Esteves Pinto
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Magro Filho
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium