ADVANCES IN FACIAL FRACTURE TREATMENT

BACKGROUND The last twenty years have witnessed substantial advances in facial fracture treatment.Treatment of these fractures was as a rule conservative until the 1960s. With the developmentof new techniques, materials and principles, surgery gradually took over as the preferredmode of treatment. F...

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Main Author: Aleš Vesnaver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2008-03-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/913
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spelling doaj-449dc55ed33d4ddf8fd246f917dbe3222020-11-24T22:10:47ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242008-03-01773791ADVANCES IN FACIAL FRACTURE TREATMENTAleš VesnaverBACKGROUND The last twenty years have witnessed substantial advances in facial fracture treatment.Treatment of these fractures was as a rule conservative until the 1960s. With the developmentof new techniques, materials and principles, surgery gradually took over as the preferredmode of treatment. Facial fracture mechanisms, surgical approaches to the facialskeleton, stabilisation by means of osteosynthesis i.e. internal fixation, as well as noveltiesin facial fracture treatment at the Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery in Ljubljana,are described. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of facial fractures is now predominantly surgical, as it has proven to be moreprecise, quicker and more reliable than conservative treatment, thereby yielding betterresults. It is also better tolerated by patientshttp://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/913
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title ADVANCES IN FACIAL FRACTURE TREATMENT
title_short ADVANCES IN FACIAL FRACTURE TREATMENT
title_full ADVANCES IN FACIAL FRACTURE TREATMENT
title_fullStr ADVANCES IN FACIAL FRACTURE TREATMENT
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1581-0224
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description BACKGROUND The last twenty years have witnessed substantial advances in facial fracture treatment.Treatment of these fractures was as a rule conservative until the 1960s. With the developmentof new techniques, materials and principles, surgery gradually took over as the preferredmode of treatment. Facial fracture mechanisms, surgical approaches to the facialskeleton, stabilisation by means of osteosynthesis i.e. internal fixation, as well as noveltiesin facial fracture treatment at the Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery in Ljubljana,are described. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of facial fractures is now predominantly surgical, as it has proven to be moreprecise, quicker and more reliable than conservative treatment, thereby yielding betterresults. It is also better tolerated by patients
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