title: Reconstructive and rehabilitation challenges following a cranio-orbital gunshot wound.
abstract: We present a case of a 26-year-old man who sustained a close-range gunshot wound to the head. His injuries included significant left orbital injury resulting in a ruptured, blind eye and severely comminuted fractures of the left orbital roof, superior and inferior orbital rims, and orbital floor. Associated injuries included left frontal lobe injury, anterior and posterior table fractures of the left frontal sinus, and a comminuted left zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture. We employed an interdisciplinary surgical approach with collaboration among the Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, and Oculoplastic Surgery services performed in two stages. Management of such extensive craniofacial injuries can be challenging and requires a coordinated, interdisciplinary approach.
authors.affiliation: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. spawar@mcw.edu.
authors.forename: Sachin S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Timothy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*