Open AccessReconstruction of Anterior Skull Base Fracture Using Autologous Fractured Fragments: A Simple Stitching-Up Technique
Author(s) -
Hoon Seok,
Soo Bin Im,
Sun Chul Hwang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
korean journal of neurotrauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2288-2243
pISSN - 2234-8999
DOI - 10.13004/kjnt.2021.17.e7
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , enophthalmos , anterior cranial fossa , cerebrospinal fluid leak , skull , diplopia , cerebrospinal fluid , pathology
A displaced fracture in the anterior cranial base may be complicated by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea and enophthalmos. This study introduces a reconstruction technique with direct dural repair and reduction and fixation of the autologous fractured fragments.