Frontal Bone Fractures

Autor(es)

Marinheiro, Bruno Henrique ^[1] ; Pantosso de Medeiros, Eduardo Henrique ^[2] ; Sverzut, Cassio Edvard ^[2] ; Trivellato, Alexandre Elias ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Dent Ribeirao Preto, BR-14040904 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Oral & Maxillofacial Surg & Periodontol, Sch Dent Ribeirao Preto, BR-14040904 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; v. 25, n. 6, p. 2139-2143, NOV 2014.
• Citações Web of Science: 3

Resumo

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the epidemiology, treatment, and complications of frontal bone fractures associated, or not, with other facial fractures. This evaluation also sought to minimize the influence of the surgeon's skills and the preference for any rigid internal fixation system. The files from 3758 patients who attended the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the School of Dentistry of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, from March 2004 to November 2011 and presented with facial trauma were scanned, and 52 files were chosen for the review. Eleven (21.15%) of these patients had pure fractures of the frontal bone, and trauma incidence was more prevalent in men (92.3%), whites (61.53%), and adults (50%). Despite the use of helmets at the moment of the trauma, motorcycle crashes were the most common etiological factor (32.69%). Fracture of the anterior wall of the frontal sinus with displacement was the main injury observed (54.9%), and the most common treatment was internal fixation with a plate and screws (45.09%). Postoperative complications were observed in 35.29% of the cases. The therapy applied was effective in handling this type of fracture, and the success rate was comparable to that reported in other published studies. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/10517-5 - Estudo retrospectivo de 40 casos de fratura do osso frontal
• Beneficiário: Bruno Henrique Marinheiro
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica