Frontal sinus fractures: a conservative shift.
This article reflects on the changing management of frontal sinus fractures. Severity of these injuries has decreased tremendously since the universal adoption of seat belts and air bags. Recently, there has been a shift from aggressive surgical management to more conservative management strategies, some forgoing surgery all together. New technologies, such as bioabsorbable plates and endoscopic sinus surgery, are leading the way in improved surgical management strategies and offer promising alternatives to the more traditional approaches.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
William M
WM
Weathers
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Erik M
EM
Wolfswinkel
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Daniel A
DA
Hatef
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Edward I
EI
Lee
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Rodger H
RH
Brown
Department of Plastic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
Larry H
LH
Hollier
cranialization; frontal sinus fractures; injury; nasofrontal duct; sinus obliteration