Roentgenlogical diagnostic in bones fractures within facial skeleton

Author(s): KLUCZEWSKA EWA, ADWENT MAREK, CIEŚLIK MAGDALENA, CIEŚLIK TADEUSZ

Considering the type of the injury the upper, middle and lower level of face fracture is coming into effect. Proper type of injury diagnosis is important for making a decision about way of treatment. For the facial skeleton fractures the proper radiological projections are selected: pantomographic pictures, postero – anterior maxillary sinuses picture, postero – anterior skull projection, lateral skull projection, PA and oblique – lateral mandibullary picture. The aim of the work was the valuation of particular roentgenological projection suitability in diagnosis of facial skeleton fractures; the clinical material was the group of 1200 patients with facial skeleton fracture being treated in the Chair and Clinic of Maxillo – Facial Surgery in Zabrze. The analize considered the radiogram valuation in case of maxillary, zygomatic bone and arch fracture, zygomato – maxillary – orbital syndrome fracture and the frontal bone fracture.