Craniomaxillofacial Fractures: Principles Of Internal Fixation Using The Ao/asif Technique

Craniomaxillofacial Fractures Alex M. Greenberg Editor Craniomaxillofacial Fractures Principles of Internal Fixation Using the AO/ASIF Technique With 358 illustrations Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg London Paris Tokyo Hong Kong Barcelona Budapest Alex M. Greenberg, D.D.S. Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 30 East 60th Street, Suite 1504 New York, NY 10022 USA Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Greenberg, Alex M. Craniomaxillofacial fractures: principles of internal fixation using the AOIASIF technique I Alex M. Greenberg. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-387 -97902-6. -- ISBN 3-540-97902-6 1. Facial bones--Fractures. 2. Jaws--Fractures. 3. Skull--Fractures. 4. Internal fixation in fractures. [DNLM: 1. Fracture Fixation, Internal--methods. 2. Maxillofacial Injuries--surgery. 3. Skull Fractures--surgery. WU 619 G798c] 617.1'56--dc20 DNLM/DLC for Library of Congress 92-2423 Printed on acid-free paper. ©1993 Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. Softcover reprint of the hardcover I st edition 1993 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, etc., in this publication, even if the former are not especially identified, is not to be taken as a sign that such names, as understood by the Trade Marks and Merchandise Marks Act, may accordingly be used freely by anyone. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Production managed by Karen Phillips; manufacturing coordinated by Jacqui Ashri. Photocomposed pages prepared from the editor's Wordperfect files using QuarkXPress. 9 8 765 432 1 e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4613-9287-3 ISBN-13: 978-1-4613-9289-7 DOT: 10.1007/978-1-4613-9287-3 In loving memory of my mother, Nancy Greenberg. To my father, Rubin Greenberg, for his love, endless strength, inspiration, and generosity. To Dr. Bruce L. Greenberg for being an extraordinary brother, colleague, and partner. To Karen and Jesse Greenberg for their special love and support. Contents Acknowledgments Contributors ix xi 1 Introduction Alex M. Greenberg 1 2 Etiology, Distribution, and Classification of Fractures Richard H. Haug and Alex M. Greenberg 5 3 Evaluation of the Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Patient Richard H. Haug and Matt J. Likavec 21 4 Fracture Healing Principles Applied to Rigid Fixation of the Craniomaxillofacial Skeleton Alex M. Greenberg and Joachim Prein 33 Basics of AO/ASIF Principles and Stable Internal Fixation of Mandibular Fractures Alex M. Greenberg 41 5 6 Lag Screw Technique and Advanced Applications Alan Schwimmer 69 Contents viii 7 8 9 Mandibular Pseudoarthrosis and Non-Unions Alan Schwimmer 77 - 85 Mandibular Fractures: Atlas of Cases Basics of Stable Internal Fixation of Maxillary Fractures Richard H. Haug 135 - 145 Maxillary Fra