The Current Trends of Maxillofacial Trauma Surgery
Focusing on “Orbital Fracture Reconstruction”
and
“Mandibular Condylar Fracture” Treatment
Takahiro
Kanno, DDS, PhD, FIBCSOMS,
Joji Sekine, DDS, PhD, FIBCSOMS
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shimane
University Faculty of Medicine & Maxillofacial Trauma Center, Shimane
University Hospital, Izumo, Shimane, Japan
Our maxillofacial injuries
are commonly encountered in the daily practice and of emergency medicine. Nearly
50% of such patients with these facial injuries have multisystemic trauma that
requires coordinated management between emergency physicians and surgical
specialists in oral and maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology, plastic surgery,
ophthalmology, and acute trauma surgery.
Trauma to our field of
maxillofacial regions mandate special attention. Important sensory systems are
contained within the oral and maxillofacial regions such as occlusion,
vision, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), auditory, somatic
sensation, gustatory, olfaction and vestibular. Also, vital
structures are intimately associated (airway, blood vessels, nerves and
gastrointestinal tracts). Lastly, the socio-psychological impacts of
disfigurement can be further devastating.
In this lecture, I would
like to discuss and share with you two key controversial areas of such
maxillofacial trauma surgical management, focusing on “Orbital Fracture
Reconstruction” and “Mandibular Condylar Fracture” treatment. Furthermore, the
most up-to-date trends of surgical devices, computer-assisted surgery, surgical
navigation as well as newly developed osteosysthetic implants system are also
discussed with active Taiwanese and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgeons from overseas
through this fruitful international Takao-Forum 2017 in Kaohsiung.
