title: Orbital and facial fractures.
abstract: This article reviews the importance of particular radiologic findings related to facial trauma and their implications for clinical and surgical management. An emphasis is placed on critical imaging signs that warrant immediate surgical attention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, 1X55, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. Electronic address: alina.uzelac@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uzelac
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brain and Spinal Injury Center (BASIC), San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, 1X55, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA.
authors.forename: Alisa D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gean
mesh_terms: D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Facial buttresses; Intermaxillary (maxillomandibular) fixation; Naso-orbito-ethmoid fracture; Nasofrontal outflow tract; Orbital blow-in; Orbital blow-out; Zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture