Open AccessTreatment of multiple facial fractures in air crash survivor
Author(s) -
Raphael Capelli Guerra,
Déborah Laurindo Pereira Santos,
Bianca de Fátima Borim Pulino,
Rodrigo dos Santos Pereira,
Leonardo Pérez Faverani,
Renato Torres Augusto Neto,
Luiz Henrique Soares Torres,
Bernardo José Rodrigues,
Gabriel Pires Pastore,
Eduardo HochuliVieira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v10i1.11919
Subject(s) - medicine , facial trauma , etiology , soft tissue , facial bone , high energy , heterotopic bone , surgery , fixation (population genetics) , engineering physics , engineering , heterotopic ossification , population , environmental health
Panfacial fractures are due to high-energy trauma, making the treatment of patients since the first visit is challenging. Generally, these involve soft tissue injuries, comminuted fractures and even fragment loss. In addition to this, the surgical approach to facial reconstruction through the fixation of bone fragments can be postponed due to the patient's clinical conditions, which can lead the treatment to a more complex condition due to the possibility of infection, poor union of bone fragments and tissue contraction. The aim of this study is to discuss the clinical case of high-energy trauma caused by an air accident, leading to multiple facial and body fractures. And in this way contribute to the extremely limited scientific literature on the subject, with such etiology and significant facial trauma.