title: Comminuted Frontal Sinus Fracture Reconstructed With Titanium Mesh.
abstract: Frontal sinus fractures (FSF) are relatively uncommon maxillofacial injuries. The most common cause of FSF is motor vehicle accidents with 62% percentage. Management of FSF depends on type of fracture, associated injuries, and involvement of naso-frontal duct. In this report, the authors presented a patient with comminuted fracture of anterior wall of frontal sinus reconstructed with titanium mesh. A 40-year-old man presented with depression of the frontal bone, facial pain, and epistaxis consisting of a motor vehicle accident. Computerized tomography scan revealed multiple comminuted fractures of anterior wall of frontal sinus and fractures of left orbital medial and superior walls. Titanium mesh was used for reconstruction. Postoperative course was uneventful. The titanium mesh, which is easy to handle with no complications, may provide excellent frontal contour after comminuted anterior wall fractures.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University †Otorhinolaryngology Clinics, Palandoken State Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Muhammed Sedat
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sakat
authors.forename: Korhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altas
authors.forename: Mustafa Sitki
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gozeler
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ucuncu
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014025:Titanium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium