Background Conservative treatment is performed for isolated anterior wall of the maxillary sinus fractures, in many cases when the fracture is clinically not severe and asymptomatic. Despite the absence of symptoms, complications such as sinusitis, rhinitis, and chronic purulent secretion may develop; therefore, successful reduction is required. We attempted to reduce the risk of complications ...

BACKGROUND International osteoporosis foundation described severe or established osteoporosis as an osteoporotic individual with a fragility fracture. Orthopaedic surgeons frequently manage fractures, but we believe that large gaps are prevalent in the medical management of osteoporosis after fractures are fixed. AIM The aim of this analysis is to assess the investigations and gaps in the man...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Conventional treatment of frontal sinus posterior table fractures has included osteoplastic flap or cranialization procedures despite considerable advances in endoscopic technique and experience. The objective of the current study was to evaluate outcomes of frontal sinus fractures involving the posterior table managed using endoscopic approaches. STUDY DESIGN Prospectiv...

OBJECTIVES To clarify the patterns of frontobasal and frontosinal fractures in children and teenagers and to analyze whether the patterns relate to developmental stage of the facial skeleton. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Level I trauma center in Bern, Switzerland. PATIENTS Forty-three consecutive patients aged 18 years or younger with fracture of the frontal skull base. MAIN OUTC...

Hernandez first described the submental route for endotracheal intubation in 1986 as an alternative airway maneuver for maxillofacial procedures. Since that time, several case studies have been performed demonstrating the efficacy of the submental approach. This method was recently implemented in the case of a patient with altered nasal anatomy who sustained a mandibular fracture necessitating ...

A 60-year-old woman suffered from recurrent femur neck fracture. Laboratory data showed serum hypophosphatemia, elevated alkaline phosphatase, normal serum calcium levels, and normal parathyroid hormone levels. Radiological examinations revealed a tumor in the right maxillary alveolar bone. The nasal cavity mass was removed, and the histological features were those of glomangiopericytoma. After...

Post-traumatic meningitis may occur in moderate to severe head injuries. It generally occurs within two weeks after traumatic event. Seventy five percent of cases have demonstrable basal skull fracture, and fifty eight percent had obvious cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea. As expected from above, there is a high rate of infection with organisms indigenous to the nasal cavity. All the accesso...

OBJECTIVES To establish the safety of an intranasal diamorphine (IND) spray in children. DESIGN An open-label, single-dose pharmacovigilance trial. SETTING Emergency departments in eight UK hospitals. PARTICIPANTS Children aged 2-16 years with a fracture or other trauma. OUTCOME MEASURES Adverse events (AE) specifically related to nasal irritation, respiratory and central nervous system...

BACKGROUND Reduction of nasal bone fracture can be performed under general or local anesthesia. The aim of this study was to compare general anesthesia (GA) and monitored anesthetic care (MAC) with dexmedetomidine based on intraoperative vital signs, comfort of patients, surgeons and nurses and the adverse effects after closed reduction of nasal bone fractures. METHODS Sixty patients with Ame...