title: Management of midface maxillofacial trauma.
abstract: The management of midface trauma continues to challenge maxillofacial surgeons. The complex local anatomy and functional and cosmetic importance of the region make precise surgical correction and reconstruction essential to success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA. michael.a.gentile@med.navy.mil
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tellington
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jaskolka
mesh_terms: D061906:Advanced Trauma Life Support Care; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D004954:Esthetics; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000293:injuries; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000293:injuries; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000293:injuries; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000293:injuries; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000601:surgery