Open AccessSplitting and splaying apart of the craniomaxillofacial skeleton by medially directed disruptive forces of unusual etiologies- A case series
Author(s) -
Priya Jeyaraj
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_275_20
Subject(s) - medicine , facial skeleton , soft tissue , deformity , anatomy , craniofacial , frontal bone , degloving , reduction (mathematics) , fixation (population genetics) , skull , orthodontics , surgery , psychiatry , population , geometry , mathematics , environmental health
Extreme forces directed towards the centre of the facial region can produce devastating injuries, with disruption of the mandible, maxilla and naso-orbito-ethmoid complex, with or without frontal bone involvement. The magnitude and trajectory of the force and nature of the impacting object, dictate the degree of displacement and comminution of the craniomaxillofacial skeletal components, as well as the extent of soft tissue loss sustained.