title: Imaging evaluation of facial complex strut fractures.
abstract: High-resolution multidetector computed tomography with multiplanar reformations and 3-D postprocessing often provides the detail necessary for preoperative assessment of facial injuries. Maxillofacial fractures are classified in the following manner: upper face fractures, midface fractures (the most frequent), Le Fort fractures, and lower face or mandible fractures. The facial skeleton is a framework of vertical and horizontal buttresses that ensures a better resistance to trauma, but serves also as reference for maxillofacial surgery to restore facial size and shape. Radiologists should know how to diagnose and report the main types of facial fracture.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Scienze radiologiche, DIBIMEF, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy. antoniolocasto@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lo Casto
authors.forename: Gian Domenico
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Priolo
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garufi
authors.forename: Pierpaolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Purpura
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Tona
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coppolino
mesh_terms: D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*