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Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction, Volume 17, Issue 1

2024 March - 13 articles

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Articles (13)

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
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As we reflect on the challenges and opportunities encountered by craniomaxillofacial (CMF) surgeons in 2023, it is clear that the rapidly evolving landscape of this field is marked by both unprecedented advances and complicated hurdles to overcome [...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,261 Views
9 Pages

Open vs. Closed Management of Condylar Fracture Our Experience of 100 Cases in a Suburban Tertiary Care Hospital

  • Manoj Kumar,
  • Sathyanarayanan Ramanujam,
  • Raghu Kumaravelu,
  • Raja Sethupathy Cheeman,
  • Raymond Joseph Periera and
  • Sarah Titus

Study Design: Retrospective Observational Study. Objective: Mandibular condyle fractures are distinctive among maxillofacial injuries in which they disrupt mandibular function in a way that other traumatic injuries do not. Condylar fractures can be t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
770 Views
5 Pages

Wire Osteosynthesis in the Treatment of Mandible Fractures in Low Resource Settings: A Force Study

  • Shekhar K. Gadkaree,
  • Adeeb Derakhshan,
  • Victor Nyabenda,
  • Isaie Ncogoza,
  • Gratien Tuyishimire and
  • David A. Shaye

Study Design: Cadaveric investigation. Objective: Rigid internal fixation (RIF) using plates and screws is often not feasible in low and middle-income countries due to limited resources. Interosseous wiring to achieve semi-rigid fixation is often use...

  • Article
  • Open Access
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6 Pages

Study Design: Review of the literature with report of Case. Objective: To review the presentation of Actinomycosis specifically as it occurs with mandibular osteotomies. Methods: A review of the literature and report of an additional case. Results: W...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
629 Views
10 Pages

Management of Frontal Sinus Fractures at a Level 1 Trauma Center: Retrospective Study and Review of the Literature

  • Kimberly Oslin,
  • Meryam Shikara,
  • Joshua Yoon,
  • Pharibe Pope,
  • Kelly Bridgham,
  • Suneet Waghmarae,
  • Andrea Hebert,
  • Fan Liang,
  • Kalpesh Vakharia and
  • Natalie Justicz

Study Design: Case series. Objective: This retrospective review of frontal sinus fractures aims to describe our current experience managing these fractures at an urban level I trauma center. Methods: An institutional database of 2081 patients who pre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
686 Views
6 Pages

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: Malnutrition has been found to have negative effects on the immune system and inflammatory responses, impairing the wound healing process. Free flap failure is a serious complication in patients un...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
376 Views
7 Pages

Mandible Fractures Undergoing Transfer Rarely Require Acute Intervention

  • Damon R. T. McIntire,
  • Carole S. L. Spake,
  • Charles C. Jehle,
  • Marten N. Basta,
  • Joseph W. Crozier and
  • Albert S. Woo

Study Design: A retrospective review was conducted of all patients with mandibular fractures who were evaluated by plastic surgery at a Level I trauma center between 1 January 2017 and 1 May 2020. Data including demographic characteristics, mechanism...

  • Article
  • Open Access
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9 Pages

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the epidemiology, pattern of injury and management of facial dog bite injuries. Methods: The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study over a 5-year period of patients who sustained a facia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
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5 Pages

Sliding Spine Relocation Surgery with Anterior Septal Reconstruction

  • Thomaz Fleury Curado,
  • Ahmed El Abany and
  • Sam P. Most

Study Design: Technical note. Objective: The lower nasal architecture is dependent on caudal septal integrity. Deviations of the caudal septum can compromise nasal airflow. The presence of anterior nasal spine deviations contributes to septal and med...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
399 Views
13 Pages

In Vitro Enhanced Osteogenic Potential of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded in a Poly (Lactic-co-Glycolic) Acid Scaffold: A Systematic Review

  • Karla C. Maita,
  • Francisco R. Avila,
  • Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman,
  • Rachel Sarabia-Estrada,
  • Abba C. Zubair,
  • Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa and
  • Antonio J. Forte

Study Design: Human bone marrow stem cells (hBMSCs) and human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) have demonstrated the capability to regenerate bone once they have differentiated into osteoblasts. Objective: This systematic review aimed to evaluate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
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Is Using the Harmonic Scalpel Better than Conventional Hemostasis in Neck Dissection? A Meta-Analysis

  • Ishaque Hameed,
  • Mohammad Omer Khan,
  • Syed Abdus Samad,
  • Samar Mahmood,
  • Omer Mustafa Siddiqui,
  • Indallah Hameed,
  • Muhammad Nashit,
  • Ayman Iqbal,
  • Shayan Marsia and
  • Al Haitham Al Shetawi

Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective: The clinical decision to pursue harmonic scalpel (HS) method vs conventional hemostasis to treat head and neck cancers has been arguably predicated on the clinical outcomes observed. This...

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