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J Craniofac Surg 2020 Jul 1. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.

Purpose: Motor vehicle collisions (MVC) are a leading cause of unintentional death and injury in the US pediatric population. Compliance with prevention measures such as seatbelts and child safety seats varies considerably with patient demographics. In this study, the authors examine facial fracture secondary to MVC in an urban pediatric population. Read More

Saudi Dent J 2020 Jul 21;32(5):242-249. Epub 2019 Sep 21.

Department of Dentistry, Saudi Ministry of Health, Al Baha Region, Saudi Arabia.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to analyze the prevalence, causes, and patterns of maxillofacial fractures retrospectively in patients who were treated at Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Patients' medical records were reviewed from 2005 to 2014. Patient's age, gender, cause, and the pattern of maxillofacial fractures were studied. Read More

Arch Craniofac Surg 2020 Jun 29;21(3):166-170. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Background: The standard treatment of nasal bone fractures in pediatric patients is closed reduction. Conservative treatment is sometimes performed, but poses a risk of nasal deformity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of bone remodeling in pediatric nasal fractures. Read More

J Anim Sci 2020 Jul 3. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

Embrapa Suínos e Aves, Concórdia, Brazil.

Twenty-seven neonate piglets (range from 0.35 to 1.17 kg) were evaluated for the effectiveness of blunt force trauma as a method of on-farm cull. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2020 Jun 24. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

Department of Otolaryngology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX.

Frontal sinus fractures require a large amount of force and often occur in the context of a major trauma. Many patients with these fractures are assessed in an emergent setting where stabilization takes precedence. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of a sinus fracture can result in life-threatening conditions, such as a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. Read More

Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2020 Jun 20;196:105618. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

RBG Labs, Department of Engineering Design, IIT Madras, Chennai 600036, India. Electronic address:

Background And Objective: Recent research and tested data suggested that spinal injuries occur more often in a frontal impact. Most of the published information is focused on the lumbar spinal injury with respect to axial compression force by varying the height of drops. Parametric studies on the lumbar spinal injury are very scanty. Read More

Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2020 Jun 12;81(6):1-15. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

Department of Radiology, Guy's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Trauma to the face and neck is a frequent reason for emergency department attendance. Imaging is invaluable in the characterisation of such injuries, enabling delineation of fracture patterns as well as identification of vascular and other soft tissue injuries. It may also be used to prevent long-term mortality and morbidity and provide a roadmap for surgical intervention so that form and function may be restored. Read More

Jt Dis Relat Surg 2020 26;31(2):175-183. Epub 2020 Mar 26.

Başkent Üniversitesi Adana Turgut Noyan Eğitim ve Araştırma Merkezi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, 01240 Yüreğir, Adana, Türkiye.

Objectives: This study aims to detect frontal pelvic radiograph femoral neck fracture using deep learning techniques.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January 2013 and January 2018. A total of 234 frontal pelvic X-ray images collected from 65 patients (32 males, 33 females; mean age 74. Read More

Niger J Clin Pract 2020 Jun;23(6):879-882

Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) of the sphenoparietal sinus are extremely rare. In the present report, we describe a 46-year-old male patient who presented with headache, pulsatile tinnitus on the right side, and a single course of focal seizure starting 2 months after a closed head injury causing right temporal and occipital bone fractures. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging which was obtained 11 months after the injury showed white matter necrosis in the right frontal lobe while digital subtraction angiography (DSA) revealed a right-sided DAVF in the region of sphenoparietal sinus. Read More

World Neurosurg 2020 Jun 1;140:166-172. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

Department of Neuorsurgery, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, Japan.

Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage after penetrating skull base injury is relatively rare compared with close head injuries involving skull base fractures.

Case Description: We report the case of a 65-year-old man who had presented with epistaxis and serous rhinorrhea. When he had fallen to the ground near his bee boxes, a garden pole had poked into his right nostril. Read More

Front Vet Sci 2020 15;7:242. Epub 2020 May 15.

Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.

Treatment of craniomaxillofacial (CMF) trauma in dogs requires a thorough understanding of the CMF skeletal structures involved. The human medical literature has several examples of CMF trauma and fracture classification, including the classically described Le Fort fractures. The recent classification schemes require large studies using computed tomography (CT). Read More

J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020 Apr 23. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Purpose: The management of frontal sinus fractures has remained controversial. The present study investigated the role of minimally invasive endoscopic surgery in a sinus preservation treatment protocol and described the ideal approach for each frontal sinus fracture type.

Patients And Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study of patients with multiple frontal sinus fracture types. Read More

J Prosthet Dent 2020 May 17. Epub 2020 May 17.

Full Professor, Department of Integral Adults Dentistry, Research Centre for Dental Sciences CICO, Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. Electronic address:

Statement Of Problem: Asymmetries in mandibular movements (MMs) can be found in patients with some temporomandibular joint disorders, condylar fracture, or after orthognathic or orthodontic surgery. Quality and symmetry of the MMs should be recorded and analyzed. However, methods for this purpose are limited. Read More

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2020 May 13. Epub 2020 May 13.

Istituto Di Clinica Ortopedica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia.

Introduction: Closed reduction and internal fixation are a widespread surgical treatment for pediatrics displaced extraphyseal distal radius fractures. Post-surgical cast immobilization is usually needed. Epibloc system (ES) is a device used to fix Colles fractures in adults, not requiring post-surgical immobilization. Read More

Korean J Neurotrauma 2020 Apr 1;16(1):49-59. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

Department of Neurosurgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.

Objective: Traumatic pneumocephalus (TP) is a common complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI), which is characterized by the abnormal entrapment of air in the intracranial cavity after TBI to the meninges. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiological characteristics related to TP associated with TBI.

Methods: From January 2013 to March 2018, the data from 71 patients with TP after TBI were collected. Read More

J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2020 May 8. Epub 2020 May 8.

Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea.

Objective: Traditionally, staged surgery has been preferred in the treatment of compound comminuted depressed fracture (FCCD) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and involves the removal of primarily damaged bone and subsequent cranioplasty. The main reason for delayed cranioplasty was to reduce the risk of infection-related complications. Here, the author performed immediate reconstruction using a titanium mesh in consecutive patients with FCCD after TBI, reported the surgical results, and reviewed previous studies. Read More

Kurume Med J 2020 Jul 1;66(1):77-80. Epub 2020 May 1.

Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University.

In the treatment of open depressed skull fracture in pediatric cases, it is preferable to use the patient's own bone material rather than artificial material. However, there are occasions when self-material reconstruction may be impossible. In such cases the safe option is to leave the defect until future replacement of the skull becomes possible, however this often causes such children to experience severe limitations to school life. Read More

Equine Vet J 2020 May 4. Epub 2020 May 4.

Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, 2150 Georgetown Rd, Lexington, Kentucky, 40511, USA.

Background: Outcomes have been reported for a limited number of short frontal plane fractures of the proximal phalanx following non-surgical treatment and internal fixation.

Objectives: To describe a new approach, arthroscopic debridement, of short frontal plane fractures of the proximal phalanx in flat-racing Thoroughbreds and post-operative racing outcome.

Study Design: Retrospective case-control study. Read More

Vet Surg 2020 Apr 29. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Objective: To describe the repair of unstable facial fractures by using Foley catheter balloons as intrasinus bolsters.

Study Design: Case report ANIMALS: Two weanling foals with unilateral fractures of the sinus and orbit secondary to kick injuries. Preoperative imaging that included positive contrast dacrocystorhinography and computed tomography confirmed severe comminution of facial fractures and nasolacrimal duct disruption in both foals. Read More

J Int Med Res 2020 Apr;48(4):300060520920043

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Wuxi Huishan District People's Hospital, Wuxi, P.R. China.

Objective: This study was performed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of endoscopic endonasal open reduction of fractures of the frontal process of the maxilla (FFPM).

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of patients who underwent endoscopic endonasal open reduction of FFPM from December 2013 to October 2018. The preoperative assessment included nasal endoscopy, computed tomography imaging, and three-dimensional craniofacial reconstruction. Read More

Stapp Car Crash J 2019 Nov;63:307-329

Injury Biomechanics Research Center, The Ohio State University.

Thoracic injuries are frequently observed in motor vehicle crashes, and rib fractures are the most common of those injuries. Thoracic response targets have previously been developed from data obtained from post-mortem human subject (PMHS) tests in frontal loading conditions, most commonly of mid-size males. Traditional scaling methods are employed to identify differences in thoracic response for various demographic groups, but it is often unknown if these applications are appropriate, especially considering the limited number of tested PMHS from which those scaling factors originate. Read More

Stapp Car Crash J 2019 Nov;63:29-64

Aerospace Research Center, The Ohio State University.

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, are part of a new and budding industry in the United States. Economic and public benefits associated with UAS use across multiple commercial sectors are driving new regulations which alter the stringent laws currently restricting UAS flights over people. As new regulations are enacted and more UAS populate the national airspace, there is a need to both understand and quantify the risk associated with UAS impacts with the uninvolved public. Read More

Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med 2020 Jul/Aug;22(4):249-254. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

The nasal bone is one of the most commonly fractured bones of the midface. However, the frequency of coincident fractures of adjacent bones such as the frontal process of the maxillary bone, nasal septum, and medial or inferior orbital walls has not been fully evaluated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of fractures of adjacent structures in the setting of a nasal bone fracture. Read More

J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020 Jul 8;78(7):1156-1161. Epub 2020 Mar 8.

Professor of Plastic Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ.

Purpose: Management of panfacial fractures is critical and often difficult in adults; however, there is little to no literature regarding these fractures in the pediatric population. In this study, we present our experience to provide insight and further investigation regarding prevention and management strategies within the pediatric population.

Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of all panfacial fractures in the pediatric population between 2002 and 2014 treated at an urban, level 1 trauma center (University Hospital, Newark, NJ). Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 04 1;17(7). Epub 2020 Apr 1.

State Key Laboratory of Vehicle NVH and Safety Technology, China Automotive Engineering Reasearch Institute Co., Ltd. and Chongqing Chang'An Automobile Co., Ltd., Chongqing 401122, China.

This study is aimed at investigating the influence of skull fractures on traumatic brain injury induced by blunt impact via numerous studies of head-ground impacts. First, finite element (FE) damage modeling was implemented in the skull of the Total HUman Model for Safety (THUMS), and the skull fracture prediction performance was validated against a head-ground impact experiment. Then, the original head model of the THUMS was assigned as the control model without skull element damage modeling. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 04;145(4):1012-1023

Baltimore, Md.; and Chicago, Ill. From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital; the Rush Medical College of Rush University; and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center.

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence, cause, characteristics, presentation, and management of pediatric frontal bone fractures.

Methods: A retrospective cohort review was performed on all patients younger than 15 years with frontal fractures that presented to a single institution from 1998 to 2010. Charts and computed tomographic images were reviewed, and frontal bone fractures were classified into three types based on anatomical fracture characteristics. Read More

Pediatr Emerg Care 2020 Mar 19. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Children's Protection Program, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine how reliable scalp bruising and soft tissue swelling/cephalohematomas (STS) are for underlying young child skull fractures.

Methods: This was a retrospective clinical and imaging review from 2011 to 2012 of children younger than 4 years with skull fractures from 2 tertiary care hospitals. Imaging was reread by 3 pediatric radiologists. Read More

Insights Imaging 2020 Mar 19;11(1):49. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Radiology Department, Hospital Josep Trueta, Avda França SN, 17001, Girona, Spain.

In patients with facial trauma, multidetector computed tomography is the first-choice imaging test because it can detect and characterize even small fractures and their associated complications quickly and accurately. It has helped clinical management and surgical planning, so radiologists must communicate their findings to surgeons effectively. In Le Fort fractures, there is a breach between the pterygoid plates and the posterior maxilla. Read More

Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2020 05 19;162(5):1095-1099. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Department of Neurosurgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.

Background: Postoperative head CT imaging is routinely performed for detection of postoperative complications following intracranial procedures. However, it remains unclear whether with regard to radiation exposure, costs, and possibly lack of consequences this practice is truly justified in various operative procedures. The objective of this study was to analyze whether routine postoperative CT imaging after microvascular decompression (MVD) is necessary or whether it may be abandoned. Read More

J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2020 Apr 29;48(4):427-434. Epub 2020 Feb 29.

Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, 2177 Dalgubeol-daero, Jung-gu, Daegu, 41940, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate concomitant injuries and complications in patients with panfacial fracture (PF) according to patterns of PF.

Materials And Methods: PF is defined as fractures involving at least three of the four facial parts (frontal, upper midface, lower midface, and mandible). The data for this study were retrospectively analysed. Read More

Chin J Traumatol 2020 Apr 11;23(2):84-88. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China. Electronic address:

Penetrating head injury is rare, and thus management of such injuries is non-standard. Early diagnosis and intraoperative comprehensive exploration are necessary considering the complexity and severity of the trauma. However, because of the lack of microsurgical techniques in local hospitals, the possible retained foreign bodies and other postoperative complications such as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak usually require a rational design for a secondary operation to deal with. Read More

Arch Osteoporos 2020 03 6;15(1):41. Epub 2020 Mar 6.

Department of Radiology, Wenzhou Medical University, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Purpose: Opportunities exist to detect osteoporotic vertebral deformities (VDs) on frontal radiograph (FR) indicated for lung or abdominal diseases, while literature have been mostly based on lateral radiograph (LR). This study analyzed the detectability of moderate and severe grades VD on FR.

Methods: There were 105 female cases (mean 72 years, range 55~93 year), who were referred for digital spine FR and LR with back and/or leg pain. Read More

Sci Rep 2020 Mar 4;10(1):4001. Epub 2020 Mar 4.

Department of Radiology, the Third Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.

To investigate the characteristics of imaging changes with time of facial fractures, patients with facial fractures who had computed tomographic scan were enrolled including 500 patients who were divided into six groups based on the time of scanning: super early (<3 d), early (4-7 d), early-to-medium (8-14 d), medium (15-21d), medium-to-late (22d-2 months) and late stage (>2 months). The data were compared and analyzed. Forty two patients with frontal bone fractures had high-energy impact as the reason of fractures. Read More

Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2020 Feb 21. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China.

Pediatric porcines have widely been used as substitute for children in biomechanical research. Previous studies have used entire piglet cranium when testing their properties. Here, the piglet craniums from the frontal and parietal locations were carefully dissected into spongy and cortical part, and tensile tests at different strain rates were then conducted on these two bone types. Read More

J Korean Med Sci 2020 Feb 24;35(7):e57. Epub 2020 Feb 24.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Background: The big data provided by Health Insurance Review and Assessment (HIRA) contains data from nearly all Korean populations enrolled in the National Health Insurance Service. We aimed to identify the incidence of facial fractures and its trends in Korea using this big data from HIRA.

Methods: We used the Korean Standard Classification of Disease and Cause of Death 6, 7 for diagnosis codes. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2020 Feb 17;13(2). Epub 2020 Feb 17.

Neurosurgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

A previously healthy young man presented to hospital with severe traumatic brain injury following a motor vehicle collision. Within 24 hours of admission, and despite antibiotic coverage, he developed a fever. On the second day, the source of infection was discovered to be purulent pneumococcal meningitis. Read More

Ann Transl Med 2020 Jan;8(2):32

Pediatric Surgery Department, University Hospital Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Recent literature suggests that sublaminar bands (SB) can provide good coronal plane correction, comparable to pedicle screw constructs, as well as good correction in the sagittal plane, even in patients with preoperative hypokyphosis; comparable results have been reported in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS). Two types of SB constructs can be performed: the band-only construct, indicated for non-ambulatory patients with NMS, and the hybrid construct indicted for ambulatory patients with NMS and for patients with AIS. SB are made of polyester or acrylic material and do provide a safe alternative to sublaminar Luque-type wires (stainless steel) as well as an increased contact area between SB and bone allowing higher corrective forces and reduced laminar fracture risk; the use of SB is not associated with increased risk of neurological injury nor with an increased risk of deep postoperative infection. Read More

J Pediatr Orthop 2020 Mar;40(3):149-155

Department of Orthopaedic Pediatric Surgery of Dijon, Hospital François Mitter, Medical University of Dijon, Dijon.

Background: The objectives of this study were first to compare the results of osteosynthesis with standard Metaizeau (MS) nails versus Metaizeau Junior Flex or MJF Orthofix (MJF) in terms of the stability of long-bone fractures in children, and to study the preoperative and postoperative safety of these new nails. We also carried out an analysis by computer modeling of a femur, in order to compare the biomechanical stability of the 2 nails. The interest in the MJF nails lies in the improvements they bring in terms of stability for long-bone fractures in pediatric patients, as well as the simplification of the surgical procedure. Read More

J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020 Jun 24;78(6):961-972. Epub 2019 Dec 24.

Professor, Head of NumBioLab, Department of Orthodontics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

Purpose: With increased implant-prosthodontic rehabilitation for mandibular edentulism together with the increased life expectancy and activity of the elderly population, a greater number of implant patients may be at risk of facial trauma. The aim of this 3-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis (FEA) was to evaluate the biomechanical effects of the edentulous mandible (EM) with and without implants exposed to frontal facial trauma including assessment of the fracture risk of different mandibular areas.

Materials And Methods: By use of a 3D FEA, our experimental study design comprised 3 different models (model A, EM; model B, EM with 4 unsplinted interforaminal implants; and model C, EM with 4 splinted interforaminal implants) exposed to application of symphyseal frontal trauma of 2 MPa. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2020 May/Jun;31(3):794-795

School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

Management of posterior table fractures has seen a conservative shift in recent years. Patients who present with CSF leak may be safely monitored, while cranialization is reserved for patients with severe comminuted or displaced posterior table fractures. We report the case of a 20-year-old patient with a comminuted, displaced posterior table fracture that was missing a central segment and was associated with dural injury. Read More

Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2020 Mar 24;73:35-45. Epub 2019 Dec 24.

Sports Medicine Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States; Division of Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.

Background: Biomechanical changes that persist after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury may impact short- and long-term outcomes. Understanding the relationship of biomechanics during a dynamic task and patient reported function can better identify patients who are most vulnerable to sub-optimal long-term outcomes, such as osteoarthritis (OA). The purpose of this study was to determine whether hip and knee biomechanics during single-leg hop landing were significantly correlated with the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), and whether symptomatic knees displayed altered biomechanics relative to asymptomatic knees. Read More

Ann Maxillofac Surg 2019 Jul-Dec;9(2):407-410

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

Skull fractures can be classified into four major types; linear, depressed, diastatic, and basilar. Of these, a depressed skull fracture presents a high risk of increased intracranial pressure or hemorrhage to the brain. A compound depressed skull fracture results when a laceration over the fracture exposes the internal cranial cavity to the outside environment. Read More

Ann Maxillofac Surg 2019 Jul-Dec;9(2):345-348

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze the maxillofacial fracture pattern from road traffic accidents (RTAs) in cases treated surgically in a tertiary hospital during July 2008-June 2018.

Materials And Method: Data available in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of the institution of patients with maxillofacial fractures sustained due to RTAs that were treated in the department between the period July 2008 and June 2018 were collected and analyzed. The variables analyzed for the study were etiology, gender, age, and type of fracture. Read More

Ann Maxillofac Surg 2019 Jul-Dec;9(2):261-282

Commanding Officer Military Dental Centre (Gough Lines), Secunderabad, Telangana, India.

Background: Timely, expeditious and appropriate management of Frontal bone fractures and associated Frontal Sinus (FS) injuries are both crucial as well as challenging. Treatment options vary considerably, depending upon the nature, extent and severity of these injuries as well as operator skill, expertise and experience. In cases of posterior table fractures of the Frontal Sinus, literature reports have in general, propounded direct visualization and exploration of the sinus via a bifrontal craniotomy, followed by sinus cranialization. Read More

Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2019 Dec 6;4(6):597-601. Epub 2019 Nov 6.

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis Indiana U.S.A.

Objective: To analyze management, outcomes, and complications of pediatric midface fractures.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study at an urban, single-institution, multispecialty surgical teams, at two level 1 pediatric trauma centers. Query included subjects aged 0-17 diagnosed with midface fractures between 2012 and 2016. Read More

Accid Anal Prev 2020 Mar 20;136:105400. Epub 2019 Dec 20.

University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Ann Arbor, 48109 MI, USA. Electronic address:

Recent field data analyses have shown that lumbar spine fractures occurred more frequently in late model vehicles than the early ones in frontal crashes. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate risk factors associated with lumbar spine fractures in frontal crashes. Parametric simulations were conducted using a set of validated vehicle driver compartment model, restraint system model, and a HIII mid-size male crash test dummy model. Read More