4. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Trauma
Serious injury or shock to the body as form of
violence or accident
Bone fracture
A medical condition in which there is a break in
the continuty of bone
7. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
WOUNDS
• Type of injury in which skin is torn, cut or
punctured (an open wound), or where blunt
force trauma causes a contusion (a closed
wound)
• In pathology: it specifically refers to a sharp
injury which damages the dermis of the skin
10. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
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Classification according to object causing wound
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
12. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
13. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
14. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
16. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
http://woundbegone.blogdrive.com/
17. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Knee_puncture.JPG
18. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to object causing wound
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1267/2867/
19. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush injury http://www.podiatrytoday.com/article/6303
20. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
21. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bruises.jpg
22. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to the exposure to the outer
environment
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/hematoma-treatment.html
23. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification according to object causing wound
wound
Open
Incision
Laceration
Abrasion
Puncture
Penetration
Gunshot
Closed
Contusion
Hematoma
Crush
injury http://www.smrteam.com/na1_crushinjury.htm
26. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification According to level of risk of sepsis
wound
Clean wound
Clean
contaminated
wounds
Contaminated
wounds
Dirty wounds
• No viscus entered
• No septic area
• No break in aseptic technique
• Such wounds should never become
infected; infection rates less than 3%
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Classification According to level of risk of sepsis
wound
Clean wound
Clean
contaminated
wounds
Contaminated
wounds
Dirty wounds
• Operation enters a non-infected area but
may encounter bacteria
• Careful control of the area should result in
minimal spillage of organisms
• Examples of this include surgery on the
upper gastrointestinal tract, biliary tree or
respiratory tract
• Infection rates for this type of surgery should
be less than 10%
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Classification According to level of risk of sepsis
wound
Clean wound
Clean
contaminated
wounds
Contaminated
wounds
Dirty wounds
• Gross spillage of organisms, where there is
infection already present but without pus
formation
• There is a major break in aseptic technique
• There is an open wound that has been
exposed for less than 4 h (e.g. following
major trauma)
• In this type of wound, sepsis frequently
exceeds 30%
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Classification According to level of risk of sepsis
wound
Clean wound
Clean
contaminated
wounds
Contaminated
wounds
Dirty wounds
• This is an operation through an infected area
(e.g. perforated viscus, abscess or traumatic
wound) that has been exposed for over 4 h
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Classification of wound healing
• Primary Intention
• Occurs when:
– The edges are clean and held
together with ligatures
– There is little gap to bridge Healing
• Healing properties (When
uncomplicated)
– Occurs quickly
– Rapid ingrowth of wound healing
cells (macrophages, fibroblasts, etc.)
– Restoration of the gap by a small
amount of scar tissue.
• soundly united within 2 weeks
• Dense scar tissue is laid down
within 1 month
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Classification of wound healing
• Secondary Intention
• Occurs when:
– The edges are separated
– The gap can not be directly bridged
– Extensive epithelial loss
– Severe contamination
– Significant subepithelial tissue damage
• Healing properties
– Occurs slowly
– Granulation; healing from the bottom
towards the surface
– Restoration of the gap by a small
amount of scar tissue.
• Scaring
• Wound contracture
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Classification of wound healing
• Secondary Intention
• Occurs when:
– The edges are separated
– The gap can not be directly bridged
– Extensive epithelial loss
– Severe contamination
– Significant subepithelial tissue damage
• Healing properties
– Occurs slowly
– Granulation; healing from the bottom
towards the surface
– Restoration of the gap by a small
amount of scar tissue.
• Scaring
• Wound contracture
33. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Differences between primary and secondary
healing
Feature Primary healing Secondary healing
Cleanness Clean Unclean
Infection Generally uninfected May be infected
Margins Surgically clean Irregular
Healing Scanty granulation tissue Granulation tissue fill the gap
Healing period Short long
Healing direction Direct healing From the bottom to the edge
Outcome Neat linear scar Contracted irregular wound
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Complications of wound healing
complications
Infection
Dehiscence
Incisional
Hernia
Hypertrophic
scaring
Keloid
scarring
Contractures
• Definition: Breakdown of the deeper layers of a wound in
which the skin layer remains intact with protrusion of
underlying structures through the deeper defect
http://www.melbournegallbladder.com.au/patientinfosheets/info_incisional_her
nia/info-incisional-hernia-gen-1.htm
46. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Complications of wound healing
complications
Infection
Dehiscence
Incisional
Hernia
Hypertrophic
scaring
Keloid
scarring
Contractures
• Treatment:
• Difficult
• Further surgery should not be attempted for at least
6 months
• Excision of the scar and re-suturing often has
disappointing results, resulting in the same over
healing
• Radiotherapy used to be used but has now been
abandoned
• Some improvement can be achieved with local
injection of corticosteroids directly into the scar, a
process that might need repeating several times
http://www.ehow.com/about_5422431
_natural-herbs-hypertrophic-scars.html
47. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Complications of wound healing
complications
Infection
Dehiscence
Incisional
Hernia
Hypertrophic
scaring
Keloid
scarring
Contractures
• Treatment:
• Excision generally results in a larger recurrence
• Although excision followed by compression
bandaging can have slightly better results
• Corticosteroid injections give some improvement
48. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Complications of wound healing
complications
Infection
Dehiscence
Incisional
Hernia
Hypertrophic
scaring
Keloid
scarring
Contractures
• Wound Contractures can occur with any wounds
• More commonly with delayed healing wounds
• Contracture of a scar across a joint can result in marked
limitation of movement
• Surgical treatment include
• Skin grafting
• local flaps
• wound Z-plasty
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/D
upuytren%27s-Contracture.htm
87. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Dentoalveolar Fractures
1. Periodontal Injuries:
i. Concussion
ii. Displacement (Luxation)
a. Subluxation
b. Intrusive luxation
c. Extrusive luxation
d. Lateral luxation
e. Avulsion
2. Fx of the Alveolar Process
89. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Mandibular Fractures
• Classification:
I. According to Site:
a. Symphyseal
b. Parasymphyseal
c. Body
d. Angle
e. Ramus
f. Condyle
g. Coronoid
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Mandibular Fractures
• Classification:
I. According to Site:
a. Symphyseal
b. Parasymphyseal
c. Body
d. Angle
e. Ramus
f. Condyle
g. Coronoid
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Mandibular Fractures
• Classification:
II. According to Side:
a. Unilateral
b. Bilateral
III. According to number of lines:
a. Single
b. Multiple
95. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Factors affecting the displacement of
fracture
• Direction of the fracture line (favorable/unfavorable)
• Direction of muscle pull (elevators/depressors)
• Presence/absence of teeth
• Direction and magnitude of the traumatizing force
100. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification of the TMJ region injury
1. Contusion :
- Damage to the capsular ligaments
- May be accompanied by :
Synovial effusion. (Rowe & Kelly,2nd ed,1970)
Haemarthrosis. (Bosanquet et al., 1990, Jones et al., 1991)
Tearing of the meniscus &/or displacement of the articular
disk. (Faustia et al., 1990)
2. Dislocation : (Sullivan et al., 1995)
- Irreducible displacement of the condoyle from the glenoid fossa.
- Direction of displacement:
Anterior, medial (usually).
Lateral, posterior or central (rare).
3. Fracture:
- Any fracture above the level of the segmoid notch.
- It may be:
intracapsular i.e. within the capsule involving the condylar head or
neck.
extracapsular i.e. outside the capsule in the subcondylar region.
101. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Classification of Condylar fracture
(Lindahl, 1977)
A. Classification according to the fracture
level:
1. Condylar head (Intracapsular).
2. Condylar Neck.
3. Subcondylar (high or low).
B. Classification according to the relation of
condyle to Mandible:
1. Non displaced.
2. Deviated or angulated.
3. Displaced ( M or L/A or P overlap).
4. No bony contact.
C. Classification according to the relation of
condyle to the Glenoid Fossa:
1. Non Displaced.
2. Displaced-still related to fossa.
3. Dislocation-completely out of fossa.
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Mechanism of injury
Provide clues about the
magnitude and direction of
force delivered to the patient.
The more force delivered, the
more severe the fracture.
The direction of force
influence the fracture
pattern. (Spina
& Marciani, 2000)
Forces resulting in Trauma to the
TMJ:
1. Moving object striking a static
individual.
2. Moving individual striking a
static object.
3. Combination of forces.
110. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
• The aim of mandibular fracture treatment is
– Reduction
• Restoration of anatomical form
• Restoration of function
• Establish proper occlusion
– Fixation Immobilization
– Stabilization
– Prevention of infection
127. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Advantages of Rigid Fixation
1. Pts with poor or inadequate dentition
2. Avoidance of debilitating weight loss
3. No interference with speech
4. Suitable for pts with seizures or alcoholism
5. Immediate return to work and normal life
style
6. Risk of infection reduced
128. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Advantages of Rigid Fixation
7. Avoidance of TMJ disturbance especially in cases
with condylar fracture
8. Fewer complications as non- or malunion (1ry
rather than 2ry bone healing)
9. Safer airway and decreased risk of aspiration
10. Allows for proper oral hygiene
11. Ability to obtain and maintain precise anatomic
reduction of fractured segments
130. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Factors affecting the selection of the Surgical
approaches for open reduction
1. The level of the fracture.
2. The degree of displacement or dislocation.
3. The planned method of the fixation.
4. Langer’s lines
133. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Factors affecting the selection of the line of
treatment
1. Factors related to the patient
– Age of the patient.
– Well
– Systemic condition
2. Factors related to the fracture
– Site, type and level of fracture.
– Degree of displacement.
– Condition of the post injury occlusion.
3. Factors related to the operator
1. Conditions
2. Skill
3. Armamentarium
146. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Fixation of Mandibular Fractures
II. Open Reduction Techniques (direct fixation
techniques) ORIF:
1. Non-rigid: (needs supplementary fixation, IMF)
a. Transosseous (intraosseous) wiring
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Fixation of Mandibular Fractures
II. Open Reduction Techniques (direct fixation
techniques) ORIF:
2. Rigid: (sole fixation methods)
a. Intramedullary Pinning: Kirchner wires, Steinmann
pins.
b. Metal Mesh plates: Titanium mesh
c. Bone plates and screws: mono- or bicortical
d. Lag Screws
e. Biodegradable (resorbable) bone screws
f. Bone Clamps
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Condylar Fx Treatment modalities
Treatment modalities
Conservative treatment Open reduction
Close Observation Closed reduction
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Observation
Indications:
- Well aligned segments (no displacement).
- Repeatable occlusion without pain.
- Children under 12 years of age, with minimal
fracture displacement and normal occlusion.
Technique:
- Clinical observation.
- Soft diet.
- Active function.
- Physiotherapy.
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Closed reduction
Indications:
- Correctable Malocclusion.
- Deviation of the mandible with function.
- Pain.
Technique:
- Immobilization (7-21 days) in the form of arch bars, Ivy
loops or individual wiring followed by active
mobilization and physiotherapy.
- Period of immobilization depend on:
Age of the patient.
Level of fracture.
Degree of displacement.
169. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Indications for open reduction
(Zide & Kent, 1983)
Absolute indications Relative indications
1. Bilateral condylar fracture with
concomitant comminuted
midfacial fracture.
2. Bilateral condylar fracture in an
edentulous patient when splints
are unavilable or imposible
because of sever ridge atrophy.
3. Displaced condyle in an
medically compromised patient
where MMF is contraindicated.
1. Inability to obtain adequate
occlusion with closed reduction.
2. Displacement of the condyle
into the middle cranial fossa.
3. Lateral extracapsular
displacement.
4. Foreign body in the joint
capsule.
171. Maxillofacial Trauma El-Hawary
Management of condylar fractures in children
According to the degree of displacement:
Undisplaced / minimally displaced
condylar fractures:
Conservative non immobilization with
active function.
Severly displaced with malocclusion:
7:10 days immobilization followed up by
acyive function and physiotherapy.
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Postoperative instructions /medications
• Good oral hygiene
– Teeth brushing
– Rinse utilizing warm saline and mouth wash
• Semi-solid feeding was ordered for the patients on
the second postoperative day and until the end of
MMF period.
• Prophylactic Antibiotics-one week postoperatively
• Anti-edemic
• Analgesics