2. FRACTURES OF MIDDLEFRACTURES OF MIDDLE
THIRD OF FACIALTHIRD OF FACIAL
SKELETONSKELETON
Presenter : Dr. Itrat HussainPresenter : Dr. Itrat Hussain
3. MIDDLE THIRDMIDDLE THIRD
AREA BETWEEN THE SUPRA ORBITALAREA BETWEEN THE SUPRA ORBITAL
AREA AND THE CREST OF MAXILLARYAREA AND THE CREST OF MAXILLARY
ALVEOLUS/ INCISAL EDGESALVEOLUS/ INCISAL EDGES
OF THE MAXILLAROF THE MAXILLAR
ANTERIORSANTERIORS
4.
5. BONES OF THE MIDDLE THIRDBONES OF THE MIDDLE THIRD
2 MAXILLAE2 MAXILLAE
2 PALATINE BONES2 PALATINE BONES
2 ZYGOMATIC BONES2 ZYGOMATIC BONES
2 ZYGOMATIC PROCESSES2 ZYGOMATIC PROCESSES
OF TEMPORAL BONESOF TEMPORAL BONES
2 NASAL BONES2 NASAL BONES
2 LACRIMAL BONES2 LACRIMAL BONES
VOMERVOMER
ETHMOID BONEETHMOID BONE
BODY, LESSER, GREATER WINGS & PTERYGOIDBODY, LESSER, GREATER WINGS & PTERYGOID
PROCESSES OF SPHENOID.PROCESSES OF SPHENOID.
6. PECULIARITYPECULIARITY
ALL ARE FLAT BONESALL ARE FLAT BONES
ALL MEET IN THE SUTURAL JTS.ALL MEET IN THE SUTURAL JTS.
IMMOBILEIMMOBILE
FRAGILE & THIN - BUTTRESSED BYFRAGILE & THIN - BUTTRESSED BY
RIDGESRIDGES
NON LOAD BEARINGNON LOAD BEARING
GOOD VASCULARITY.GOOD VASCULARITY.
7. PECULIARITIESPECULIARITIES
ARTICULATE WITH THE ANTERIORARTICULATE WITH THE ANTERIOR
CRANIAL FOSSACRANIAL FOSSA
WORK AS SHOCK ABSORBINGWORK AS SHOCK ABSORBING
MECHANISMMECHANISM
HOLLOWED BY SINUSES.HOLLOWED BY SINUSES.
FRACTURE READILY TO PREVENTFRACTURE READILY TO PREVENT
INJURY TO CRANIAL CAVITY.INJURY TO CRANIAL CAVITY.
8. PECULIARITIESPECULIARITIES
LIKE A BUILDING RESTING ON THREELIKE A BUILDING RESTING ON THREE
PILLARSPILLARS
FRONTO - NASAL, FROTO-FRONTO - NASAL, FROTO-
ZYGOMATIC & PTERYGOIDSZYGOMATIC & PTERYGOIDS
WITHSTANDS FORCE IN SUPERO-WITHSTANDS FORCE IN SUPERO-
INFERIOR THAN ANTERO-LATERALINFERIOR THAN ANTERO-LATERAL
DIRECTIONSDIRECTIONS
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11. ABILITY TO WITHSTAND FORCEABILITY TO WITHSTAND FORCE
BETTER IN INFERIO-SUPERIORBETTER IN INFERIO-SUPERIOR
DIRECTIONDIRECTION
TRASMIT OCCLUSAL FORCETRASMIT OCCLUSAL FORCE
THROUGH ALVEOLAR PROCESS TOTHROUGH ALVEOLAR PROCESS TO
SKULL BASE AROUND ORBITAL &SKULL BASE AROUND ORBITAL &
NASAL CAVITIESNASAL CAVITIES
VULNERABLE TO FRACTURE IFVULNERABLE TO FRACTURE IF
FORCE IS APPLIED IN PERPEDICULARFORCE IS APPLIED IN PERPEDICULAR
DIRECTIONDIRECTION
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14. FRACTURES OF MIDDLE THIRDFRACTURES OF MIDDLE THIRD
OF FACEOF FACE
• CENTRAL MIDDLE THIRDCENTRAL MIDDLE THIRD
LEFORT –ILEFORT –I
LEFORT –IILEFORT –II
LEFORT –IIILEFORT –III
NASOETHMOIDAL FRACTURENASOETHMOIDAL FRACTURE
NASOMAXILLARY FRACTURENASOMAXILLARY FRACTURE
• LATERAL MIDDLE THIRD FRACTURELATERAL MIDDLE THIRD FRACTURE
ZYGOMATICO MAXILLARY COMPLEX FRACTUREZYGOMATICO MAXILLARY COMPLEX FRACTURE
15. CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION
CENTRALCENTRAL
THOSE INVOLVING OCCLUSIONTHOSE INVOLVING OCCLUSION
DENTOALVEOLARDENTOALVEOLAR
LE FORT ILE FORT I
LE FORT –IILE FORT –II
LE FORT –IIILE FORT –III
THOSE NOT INVOLVING OCCLUSIONTHOSE NOT INVOLVING OCCLUSION
NASAL BONE#NASAL BONE#
NASOETHMOIDALNASOETHMOIDAL
ORBITAL #S- BLOW OUT, BLOW INORBITAL #S- BLOW OUT, BLOW IN
25. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSGENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
INVOLVEMENT OF AIR SINUSESINVOLVEMENT OF AIR SINUSES
MAXILLARYMAXILLARY
ETHMOIDALETHMOIDAL
IN LE FORT I,II,III FRACTURES, ZYGOMATICIN LE FORT I,II,III FRACTURES, ZYGOMATIC
AND NASOETHMOIDAL FRACTURESAND NASOETHMOIDAL FRACTURES
28. INVOLVEMENT OF NERVESINVOLVEMENT OF NERVES
INFRAORBITALINFRAORBITAL
ANT & MIDDLE SUPERIOR ALVEOLARANT & MIDDLE SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR
IIIRD, IVTH & VITH CRANIAL NIIIRD, IVTH & VITH CRANIAL N
OLFACTORY (IST CRANIAL) NERVEOLFACTORY (IST CRANIAL) NERVE
29. INVOLVEMENT OF ANTERIORINVOLVEMENT OF ANTERIOR
CRANIAL FOSSACRANIAL FOSSA
LE FORT III, NASOETHMOIDALLE FORT III, NASOETHMOIDAL
FRACTURESFRACTURES
CLINICAL FEATURESCLINICAL FEATURES
BLACK EYE ( RACCON’S EYE)BLACK EYE ( RACCON’S EYE)
CSF RHINORRHOEACSF RHINORRHOEA
ANOSMIAANOSMIA
NEUROLOGICAL SIGNSNEUROLOGICAL SIGNS
33. INVOLVEMENT OF ORBITINVOLVEMENT OF ORBIT
LE FORT II/ III FRACTURESLE FORT II/ III FRACTURES
ZYGOMATIC FRACTURESZYGOMATIC FRACTURES
ORBITAL WALL FRACTURESORBITAL WALL FRACTURES
34. CLINICAL FEATURESCLINICAL FEATURES
CIRCUM ORBITAL ECCHYMOSISCIRCUM ORBITAL ECCHYMOSIS
SUB CONJUNCTIVAL BLEEDSUB CONJUNCTIVAL BLEED
PROPTOSISPROPTOSIS
INOPHTHALMUSINOPHTHALMUS
STRABISMUSSTRABISMUS
DIPLOPIADIPLOPIA
BLINDNESSBLINDNESS
44. CLINICAL FEATURES OF LF I #CLINICAL FEATURES OF LF I #
SLIGHT SWELLING OF UPPER LIPSLIGHT SWELLING OF UPPER LIP
ECCHYMOSIS, LACERATIONS OF LABIAL MUCOSA ANDECCHYMOSIS, LACERATIONS OF LABIAL MUCOSA AND
GINGIVAGINGIVA
ECCYMOSIS IN BUCCAL SULCUS BENEATHECCYMOSIS IN BUCCAL SULCUS BENEATH
ZYGOMATIC BUTTRESSZYGOMATIC BUTTRESS
FLOATING MAXILLAFLOATING MAXILLA
GRATING SOUND ON ATTEMPTED MOVEMENT OFGRATING SOUND ON ATTEMPTED MOVEMENT OF
UPPER JAWUPPER JAW
45. CLINICAL FEATURESCLINICAL FEATURES
EPISTAXISEPISTAXIS
GUERIAN SIGNGUERIAN SIGN
HEAVYNESS IN GINGIVA AND TEETHHEAVYNESS IN GINGIVA AND TEETH
DERANGEMENT OF OCCLUSIONDERANGEMENT OF OCCLUSION
X BITEX BITE
ANTERIOR OPEN BITEANTERIOR OPEN BITE
POST GAGGINGPOST GAGGING
SOMETIMES DIASTEMA & SCISSOR BITE (MIDSOMETIMES DIASTEMA & SCISSOR BITE (MID
PALATINE SPLIT)PALATINE SPLIT)
46. TENDERNESSTENDERNESS
CREPITUSCREPITUS
SURGICAL EMPHYSEMASURGICAL EMPHYSEMA
ABNORMAL MOBILITYABNORMAL MOBILITY OF THE UPPEROF THE UPPER
JAWJAW
CRACKPOT SOUND ON PECUSSIONCRACKPOT SOUND ON PECUSSION
49. LE FORT II FRACTURESLE FORT II FRACTURES
PYRAMIDALPYRAMIDAL
FRACTUREFRACTURE
50. CLINICAL FEATURES OF LF II #CLINICAL FEATURES OF LF II #
STEP AND TENDERNESS AT NASALSTEP AND TENDERNESS AT NASAL
BRIDGE & INFRAORBITAL MARGINBRIDGE & INFRAORBITAL MARGIN
MOBILITY OF MIDFACE AT NASAL BRIDGEMOBILITY OF MIDFACE AT NASAL BRIDGE
AND INFRAORBITAL MARGINAND INFRAORBITAL MARGIN
ANESTHESIA OR PARESTHESIA OFANESTHESIA OR PARESTHESIA OF
INFRAORBITAL NERVEINFRAORBITAL NERVE
STEP OR HEMATOMA AT ZYGOAMTICSTEP OR HEMATOMA AT ZYGOAMTIC
BUTTRESSBUTTRESS
SUBCONJUNCTIVAL ECCCYMOSISSUBCONJUNCTIVAL ECCCYMOSIS
TOWARDS MEDIAL SIDE.TOWARDS MEDIAL SIDE.
51. DISH FACE DEFORMITYDISH FACE DEFORMITY
ABNORMAL MOBILITYABNORMAL MOBILITY
EPISTAXISEPISTAXIS
SURGICAL EMPHYSEMASURGICAL EMPHYSEMA
POSTERIOR GAGGING OF OCCLUSIONPOSTERIOR GAGGING OF OCCLUSION
DIPLOPIA MAY BE PRESENTDIPLOPIA MAY BE PRESENT
62. CLINICAL FEATURES OF LF III #CLINICAL FEATURES OF LF III #
PANDA FACIES – FLAT NASAL BRIDGE,PANDA FACIES – FLAT NASAL BRIDGE,
PERIORBITAL ECCYMOSISPERIORBITAL ECCYMOSIS
ROUND GROSSLY EDEMATOUS FACEROUND GROSSLY EDEMATOUS FACE
TENDERNESS AND MOBILITY AT NASALTENDERNESS AND MOBILITY AT NASAL
BRIDGE, FRONTOZYGOMATIC SUTUREBRIDGE, FRONTOZYGOMATIC SUTURE
REGIONREGION
LENGTHNING OF FACE AND DISHFACELENGTHNING OF FACE AND DISHFACE
DEFORMITYDEFORMITY
HYPOGLOBUS ( # LINE PASSING ABOVEHYPOGLOBUS ( # LINE PASSING ABOVE
WHITNALL’S TUBERCLE)WHITNALL’S TUBERCLE)
63. ANOSMIA (occasionally)ANOSMIA (occasionally)
ENOPHTHALMOS AND HOODING OF EYESENOPHTHALMOS AND HOODING OF EYES
GAGGING OF OCCLUSIONGAGGING OF OCCLUSION
CSF RHINORRHOEA (OCCASIONALLY)CSF RHINORRHOEA (OCCASIONALLY)
MOBILITY OF WHOLE OF THE FACIALMOBILITY OF WHOLE OF THE FACIAL
SKELETONSKELETON
FACE APPEARS WIDENED( CHEEK BONEFACE APPEARS WIDENED( CHEEK BONE
FLATTENING)FLATTENING)
TELECANTHUSTELECANTHUS
79. DISIMPACTION ANDDISIMPACTION AND
REDUCTION OF MAXILLAREDUCTION OF MAXILLA
I.I. OPEN REDUCTIONOPEN REDUCTION
CLOSED REDUCTIONCLOSED REDUCTION
(WITH ROW’S DISIMPACTION FORCEPS,(WITH ROW’S DISIMPACTION FORCEPS,
HAYTON-WILLIAM FORCEP)HAYTON-WILLIAM FORCEP)
II.II. IMMEDIATE REDUCTIONIMMEDIATE REDUCTION
GRADUAL REDUCTION (BY TRACTIONGRADUAL REDUCTION (BY TRACTION
BIRD CAGE TRACTION, TRACTION BYBIRD CAGE TRACTION, TRACTION BY
WEIGHT)WEIGHT)
80. FIXATION OF MAXILLAFIXATION OF MAXILLA
I.I. INTERNAL FIXATIONINTERNAL FIXATION
A. DIRECT OSTEOSYNTHESISA. DIRECT OSTEOSYNTHESIS
BONE PLATESBONE PLATES
MINIPLATES AND SCREWSMINIPLATES AND SCREWS
MICROPLATESMICROPLATES
3-D PLATES3-D PLATES
BIORESORBABLE PLATESBIORESORBABLE PLATES
INTEROSSEOUS WIRINGINTEROSSEOUS WIRING
82. II. EXTERNAL FIXATIONII. EXTERNAL FIXATION
A. CRANIOMANDIBULARA. CRANIOMANDIBULAR
B. CRANIOMAXILLARYB. CRANIOMAXILLARY
SUPRAORBITAL PINSSUPRAORBITAL PINS
ZYGOMATIC PINSZYGOMATIC PINS
HALOFRAMEHALOFRAME
LEVANT FRAMELEVANT FRAME
III. TRANSFIXATION WITH K-WIREIII. TRANSFIXATION WITH K-WIRE
106. MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL INMANAGEMENT PROTOCOL IN
MULTIPLE FACIAL # PATIENTSMULTIPLE FACIAL # PATIENTS
OUTER TO INNER RING CONSTRUCTIONOUTER TO INNER RING CONSTRUCTION
TREATMENT OF MANDIBULAR #TREATMENT OF MANDIBULAR #
TREATMENT OF ZYGOMATIC #TREATMENT OF ZYGOMATIC #
TREATMENT O FRONTAL #TREATMENT O FRONTAL #
TREATMENT OF MAXILLA #TREATMENT OF MAXILLA #
TREATMENT OF NASAL #TREATMENT OF NASAL #
TREATMENT OF FACIAL LACERATIONSTREATMENT OF FACIAL LACERATIONS
CARE OF FACIAL NERVE, LACRIMALCARE OF FACIAL NERVE, LACRIMAL
APPARATUS AND PAROTID DUCT IFAPPARATUS AND PAROTID DUCT IF
REQUIREDREQUIRED
133. MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT WITHOUT ANYCONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT WITHOUT ANY
INTERVENTIONINTERVENTION
REDUCTIONREDUCTION
A. INDIRECT REDUCTIONA. INDIRECT REDUCTION
1. TEMPORAL FOSSA APPROACH1. TEMPORAL FOSSA APPROACH
2. UPPER BUCCAL SULCUS APPROACH2. UPPER BUCCAL SULCUS APPROACH
3. PERCUTANEOUS APPROACH3. PERCUTANEOUS APPROACH
4. INTRANASAL TRANSANTRAL4. INTRANASAL TRANSANTRAL
APPROACHAPPROACH
B. DIRECT REDUCTION (CARROLL-GIRARDB. DIRECT REDUCTION (CARROLL-GIRARD
SCREWSCREW
134. STABILIZATION AND ORSTABILIZATION AND OR
FIXATIONFIXATION
NO FIXATION MAY BE REQUIRED IF #NO FIXATION MAY BE REQUIRED IF #
STABLE AFTER REDUCTIONSTABLE AFTER REDUCTION
TEMPORARY SUPPORT (WITH ANTRALTEMPORARY SUPPORT (WITH ANTRAL
PACK, INFLATABLE BALLOON, HEAD CAPPACK, INFLATABLE BALLOON, HEAD CAP
WITH TRACTION WIRE, SILICONEWITH TRACTION WIRE, SILICONE
ELASTOMER WEDGE)ELASTOMER WEDGE)
DIRECT FIXATION (WITH TRANSOSSEOUSDIRECT FIXATION (WITH TRANSOSSEOUS
WIRING OR BONE PLATING)WIRING OR BONE PLATING)
(ABSOLUTE INDICATIONS- FUNCTION, COSMESIS, UNSTABLE(ABSOLUTE INDICATIONS- FUNCTION, COSMESIS, UNSTABLE
#s)#s)
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138. Gilli’s Temporal ApproachGilli’s Temporal Approach
Incision in the hair lineIncision in the hair line
Plane to be created between deep temporal fascia &Plane to be created between deep temporal fascia &
temporalistemporalis
165. MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
CORRECT POSITION OF THE GLOBECORRECT POSITION OF THE GLOBE
RELEASE ENTRAPPED MUSCLERELEASE ENTRAPPED MUSCLE
REDUCTION OF FRACTURE THUSREDUCTION OF FRACTURE THUS
RELEIVING INTRAOCCULARRELEIVING INTRAOCCULAR
PRESSUREPRESSURE
STEROIDSSTEROIDS
PHYSIOTHERAPYPHYSIOTHERAPY
166. SUPERIOR ORBITAL SYNDROMESUPERIOR ORBITAL SYNDROME
Compression of the contents of theCompression of the contents of the
superior orbital fissure due to raisedsuperior orbital fissure due to raised
intraorbital pressureintraorbital pressure
Zygomatic fracturesZygomatic fractures
TumoursTumours
Cavernous sinus thrombosisCavernous sinus thrombosis
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170. Clinical FeaturesClinical Features
Ptosis (3Ptosis (3rdrd
cr.N)cr.N)
External ophthalmoplagia(3External ophthalmoplagia(3rdrd
,4,4thth
& 6& 6thth
Cr.N)Cr.N)
Fixed dialated pupil(3Fixed dialated pupil(3rdrd
cr.N) not reponding tocr.N) not reponding to
lightlight
(internal ophthalmoplagia)(internal ophthalmoplagia)
Sensory deficit(5Sensory deficit(5thth
cranial N, ophthalmic division)cranial N, ophthalmic division)
EdemaEdema
No involvement of 2No involvement of 2ndnd
cranial nerve (Optic)cranial nerve (Optic)
174. Clinical featuresClinical features
Dimpling over the archDimpling over the arch
SwellingSwelling
Trismus (coronoid process getsTrismus (coronoid process gets
obstructed)obstructed)
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182. Post operative precautionsPost operative precautions
Do not handle the area while shifting theDo not handle the area while shifting the
patientpatient
Mark the zygomatic area with red inkMark the zygomatic area with red ink XX
Do not allow to sleep on the same sideDo not allow to sleep on the same side
Editor's Notes
INVOLVEMENT OF ORBIT AND ITS CONTENTS IN LF #s AND ZYGOMATIC COMPLEX #s
LEVEL OF APPLICATION OF FORCE AND THE RESULTING TRAUMA
SLOPING OF THE CRANIAL ANTERIOR CRANIAL BASE AND DISPLCEMENT OF # POSTEROINFERIORLY