AIM: Surgical access to the condyle in panfacial fractures is a delicate and debated issue. The aim of the study was to propose a protocol which would apply in the treatment of panfacial fractures requiring access to the condyles. METHODS: A case series of 10 patients (8 males and 2 females) with panfacial fractures consisting of 16 extracapsular mandibular condylar fractures associated with 3 symphyseal, 7 parasymphyseal, 1 mandibular angle, 6 Le Fort II, 3 orbitomaxillomalar, 5 zygomatic arch fractures were included in this study. Reduction and fixation were achieved using the mini-retromandibular access in 6 patients with 10 extracapsular condylar fractures while in 4 patients with 6 extracapsular condylar fractures access to the condyles consisted in a face-lift-type preauricular access, as a caudal extension of a coronal or hemicoronal incision required for the reduction and fixation of other fractures of the upper and middle thirds. RESULTS: A good morphological and functional outcome was achieved in all patients. No surgical complication associated with access to the condyles or treatment of the condylar fractures was registered. CONCLUSION: The proposed protocol could be used as a guide in choosing access to the condyles in panfacial traumas.

Obiettivo. L’accesso al condilo nel contesto delle fratture panfacciali è un argomento particolarmente complesso e dibattuto. Il presente lavoro propone un protocollo applicabile nei fracassi facciali dove è necessario accedere al condilo. Metodi. Lo studio comprende 10 pazienti (8 maschi e 2 femmine) con fratture panfacciali comprendenti 16 fratture extracapsulari di condilo associate a 3 fratture sinfisarie, 7 parasinfisarie, 1 frattura di angolo mandibolare, 6 fratture mascellari tipo LeFortII, 3 fratture orbito-maxillo-zigomatiche e 5 fratture zigomatiche. La riduzione e sintesi delle fratture di condilo veniva effettuata mediante accesso mini-retromandibolare in 6 pazienti per un totale di 10 fratture di condilo mentre in 4 pazienti per un totale di 6 fratture extracapsulari veniva effettuato attraverso un accesso tipo lifting come estensione caudale di un accesso emicoronale o coronale necessario per il trattamento delle fratture coesistenti. Risultati. In tutti i pazienti venivano ottenuti buoni risultati morfo-funzionali. Nessuna complicanza relativa agli accessi ed al trattamento delle fratture di condilo. Conclusioni. Il protocollo che proponiamo potrebbe guidare nella scelta dell’accesso chirurgico al condilo mandibolare nelle fratture panfacciali.

Surgical access to condylar fractures in panfacial traumas. [L’accesso chirurgico al condilo nei fracassi facciali] / Rabbiosi, D; Bardazzi, A; Valassina, D; Marelli, S; Colletti, G. - In: MINERVA STOMATOLOGICA. - ISSN 0026-4970. - 61:10(2012), pp. 431-441.

Surgical access to condylar fractures in panfacial traumas. [L’accesso chirurgico al condilo nei fracassi facciali]

Colletti G
2012

Abstract

AIM: Surgical access to the condyle in panfacial fractures is a delicate and debated issue. The aim of the study was to propose a protocol which would apply in the treatment of panfacial fractures requiring access to the condyles. METHODS: A case series of 10 patients (8 males and 2 females) with panfacial fractures consisting of 16 extracapsular mandibular condylar fractures associated with 3 symphyseal, 7 parasymphyseal, 1 mandibular angle, 6 Le Fort II, 3 orbitomaxillomalar, 5 zygomatic arch fractures were included in this study. Reduction and fixation were achieved using the mini-retromandibular access in 6 patients with 10 extracapsular condylar fractures while in 4 patients with 6 extracapsular condylar fractures access to the condyles consisted in a face-lift-type preauricular access, as a caudal extension of a coronal or hemicoronal incision required for the reduction and fixation of other fractures of the upper and middle thirds. RESULTS: A good morphological and functional outcome was achieved in all patients. No surgical complication associated with access to the condyles or treatment of the condylar fractures was registered. CONCLUSION: The proposed protocol could be used as a guide in choosing access to the condyles in panfacial traumas.
2012
61
10
431
441
Surgical access to condylar fractures in panfacial traumas. [L’accesso chirurgico al condilo nei fracassi facciali] / Rabbiosi, D; Bardazzi, A; Valassina, D; Marelli, S; Colletti, G. - In: MINERVA STOMATOLOGICA. - ISSN 0026-4970. - 61:10(2012), pp. 431-441.
Rabbiosi, D; Bardazzi, A; Valassina, D; Marelli, S; Colletti, G
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