Inpatients with gunshot wounds to the face.

نویسندگان

  • Gordon H Sun
  • Yash J Patil
  • Brian M Harmych
  • David B Hom
چکیده

Microvascular free tissue transfer (FTT) is an increasingly used method of reconstruction for traumatic defects of the head and neck. We describe the immediate management, FTT reconstruction techniques, and outcomes of 6 individuals who sustained maxillofacial gunshot trauma and were treated at a single tertiary-care level I trauma center. All 6 patients were white men with a mean age of 33 years. The mandible, nose, and orbital contents were the most frequently affected critical structures. All patients initially underwent primary wound debridement and tracheostomy, with concurrent maxillomandibular wire fixation and/or midface or mandible plate fixation in 5 patients. The mean time from injury to definitive FTT was 38 days. Five patients underwent fibula osteocutaneous FTT and 1 underwent radial forearm fasciocutaneous FTT. One patient also underwent concurrent local tissue rearrangement and pedicled flap surgery for nasal reconstruction. The mean hospital length of stay after FTT was 6 days. All FTT survived without necrosis. Oral incompetence and poor cosmesis from undesirable scarring patterns were the most common long-term complications. In summary, successful reconstruction of head and neck defects caused by gunshot trauma begins with airway stabilization, wound management, and bony fracture reduction and fixation. Definitive microvascular FTT is a useful method of repairing traumatic head and neck defects, although long-term functional and cosmetic complications may still occur.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of craniofacial surgery

دوره 23 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012