Otro
Use of Titanium Mesh for Reconstruction of Extensive Defects in Fronto-orbito-ethmoidal Fracture
Registro en:
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, v. 21, n. 3, p. 748-750, 2010.
1049-2275
10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181d7f1b5
WOS:000278102200025
Autor
Marao, Heloisa Fonseca
Gulinelli, Jessica Lemos
Silva Pereira, Cassiano Costa
Gomes de Souza Carvalho, Abrahao Cavalcante
Pinto Faria, Paulo Esteves
Magro Filho, Osvaldo
Resumen
Traumatic injuries treatment of the fronto-naso-orbito-ethmoidal region has been one of the most challenging treatments within maxillofacial surgery, particularly of extensive orbital defects, very common in this type of pathologic condition. A 48-year-old man involved in a car collision presented an extensive bilateral fracture of the orbit medial wall, nasal bones, the nasal septum, and the frontal anterior table. The clinical and tomographic findings concluded the diagnosis of a maxilla and fronto-naso-orbito-ethmoidal fracture. Among the variety of biomaterials, the titanium mesh was elected because of the extension and magnitude of the bone defect, obtaining this way esthetic and functional results with better prognosis.