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Facial Trauma, Management of Panfacial Fractures: Follow-up
Updated: Sep 9, 2009
Outcome and Prognosis
At first glance, panfacial trauma can appear complex and difficult to treat. The actual treatment involves a conglomeration of many smaller procedures that are commonplace in maxillofacial injuries. Adhering to a treatment protocol and treating each fracture as a unit enable the surgeon to obtain reproducibly good results. Development of a step-by-step treatment plan prior to surgery and adherence to the general principles of maxillofacial trauma simplify the treatment of these patients.
Postoperative profile view of patient, demonstrating good nasal dorsal and zygomatic anterior-posterior projection.
Postoperative view of patient, demonstrating normal intercanthal distance (33 mm) after resuspension of the medial canthal ligament and fixation of the nasoorbitoethmoid component.
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The authors and editors of eMedicine gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous authors Adel R Tawfilis, DDS; David W Kim, MD; Patrick Byrne, MD; and Louie Limchayseng, DMD, FACD; to the development and writing of this article.
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