Maxillofacial Surgery: Facial and Craniofacial Trauma

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Un análisis académico, anatómico y quirúrgico sobre el diagnóstico, abordaje quirúrgico y técnicas de fijación interna rígida de las fracturas que comprometen el esqueleto facial y sus estructuras adyacentes.

What it covers

1. Structural Pillars of the Facial Massif
2. Surgical Anatomy and Division by Facial Thirds
3. Vascularization and Critical Maxillofacial Neurology
4. · Arterial and Venous Systems: An Anastomotic Territory
5. · Sensory and Motor Neurological Systems
6. Trauma Biomechanics and Impact Vectors
7. Initial Evaluation: Airway and Emergency Intubation
8. · Surgical and Non-Surgical Strategies for Airway Management
9. Maxillofacial Exsanguinating Hemorrhage and Shock
10. Diagnostic Imaging: High Resolution CT and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction
11. Lower Third: Mandibular Fractures
12. · Location and Relative Frequency
13. Fractures of the Condylar Region
14. Body and Mandibular Angle Fractures
15. · Influence of Muscle Strength: Favorable Fractures vs. Unfavorable
16. Principles of Rigid Internal Fixation (AO Philosophy)
17. · Concepts of Load-Bearing vs. Shared Load (Load-Sharing)
18. Alveolodental and Segmental Fractures
19. Fractures of the Middle Third: Le Fort's Disjunctions
20. Zygomatic-Maxillary Complex Fractures (Tripolar/Tetrapolar)
21. Isolated Zygomatic Arch Fractures
22. Orbital Fractures: Blow-Out and Blow-In Type Pathology
23. · Surgical Criteria for Orbital Reconstruction
24. Fractures of the Naso-Ethmoid-Orbital Complex (NOE)
25. · Transnasal Canthopexy Technique for Type III
26. Isolated Nasal Fractures
27. · Closed Surgical Management vs. Open
28. Upper Third: Fractures of the Frontal Sinus
29. · Cranialization vs. Frontal Sinus Obliteration
30. Lesions of the Anterior Base of the Skull and CSF Fistulas
31. Treatment Sequence of Facial Panfractures
32. Surgical Access Routes: The Coronal Approach (Bifrontal)
33. · Surgical Dissection by Planes with Preservation of the Facial Nerve
34. Transorbital Approaches
35. Intraoral Routes and Local Accesses
36. · Upper Maxillary Vestibular Approach (Modified Keen/Caldwell-Luc Incision)
37. · Mandibular Vestibular Approach
38. · External Local Approaches
39. Complications and Sequelae of Craniofacial Trauma
40. Secondary Reconstruction and Virtual Planning (CAD/CAM)
41. Peculiarities in Special Populations
42. · Pediatric Maxillofacial Trauma
43. · Geriatric Maxillofacial Trauma
44. Medical-Legal Implications of Facial Trauma