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Brucoli M, Boffano P, Baragiotta N, Pezzana A, Benech A. Chainsaw injuries of the maxillofacial region: our experience. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.23736/s0392-6621.19.02222-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Brucoli M, Boffano P, Romeo I, Corio C, Benech A, Ruslin M, Forouzanfar T, Starch-Jensen T, Rodríguez-Santamarta T, de Vicente JC, Snäll J, Thorén H, Tarle M, Dediol E, Pechalova P, Pavlov N, Daskalov H, Doykova I, Kelemith K, Tamme T, Kopchak A, Shumynskyi I, Corre P, Bertin H, Goguet Q, Anquetil M, Louvrier A, Meyer C, Dovšak T, Vozlič D, Birk A, Aničić B, Konstantinovic VS. Management of maxillofacial trauma in the elderly: A European multicenter study. Dent Traumatol 2020; 36:241-246. [PMID: 31863620 DOI: 10.1111/edt.12536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Management of maxillofacial trauma in the geriatric population poses a great challenge due to anatomical variations and medical comorbidities. The aim of this study was to analyze the management variables, timing, and outcomes of facial fractures in elderly patients (aged 70 years or more) at several European departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was based on a systematic computer-assisted database that allowed the recording of data from all geriatric patients with facial fractures from the involved maxillofacial surgical units across Europe between 2013 and 2017. RESULTS A total of 1334 patients were included in the study: 665 patients underwent closed or open surgical treatment. A significant association (P < .005) was found between the presence of concomitant injuries and a prolonged time between hospital admission and treatment. The absence of indications to treatment was associated with comorbidities and an older age (P < .000005). CONCLUSIONS Elderly patients require specific attention and multidisciplinary collaboration in the diagnosis and sequencing of trauma treatment. A prudent attitude may be kept in selected cases, especially when severe comorbidities are associated and function is not impaired.
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- Matteo Brucoli
- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Oral surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Oral surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of maxillo-facial surgery, North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Stomatological Medical Center, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Kyiv City Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Nantes, France
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Dentistry Unit, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.,EA 4662 Nanomedicine Lab Imagery and Therapeutics, University of Bourgogne, Besançon, France
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Dentistry Unit, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France.,EA 4662 Nanomedicine Lab Imagery and Therapeutics, University of Bourgogne, Besançon, France
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- Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Brucoli M, De Andreis M, Bonaso M, Boffano P, Benech A. Comparative assessment of dexamethasone administration routes for the management of postoperative symptoms following third molar surgery. JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2019; 120:529-533. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2019.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Franchi S, Brucoli M, Boffano P, Dosio C, Benech A. Medical students' knowledge of medication related osteonecrosis of the jaw. JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2019; 121:344-346. [PMID: 31672685 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to assess medical students' knowledge of "medication related osteonecrosis of the jaws" (MRONJ). METHODS A questionnaire survey was administered to all the medical students in the last two years of school of medicine at the University of Eastern Piedmont between January 2019 and March 2019. The questionnaire contained a first section regarding demographic and personal data of the student and a second section regarding the knowledge on MRONJ. RESULTS On the whole, 72 medical students agreed to participate to this study and filled in the questionnaire. As for indications for the use of bisphosphonates 45 students correctly answered "osteoporosis, osteogenesis imperfecta, multiple myeloma, or metastasis of some malignant tumors". Almost all students (71 out of 72) answered that a thorough examination of oral cavity and a dentist screening is needed and fundamental before starting bisphosphonate assumption. As for drugs responsible for MRONJ, only 12 students out of 72 correctly answered "bisphosphonates, denosumab, and antiangiogenic drugs". DISCUSSION A better level of knowledge and awareness by medical doctors and young physicians may lead, in future, to minimize incidence of MRONJ as well as to a better resolution of ONJ cases. Theoretical and practical initiatives could be promoted to improve and consolidate the knowledge of future physicians about this important issue.
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- S Franchi
- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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Brucoli M, Boffano P, Romeo I, Corio C, Benech A, Ruslin M, Forouzanfar T, Rodríguez-Santamarta T, de Vicente JC, Tarle M, Dediol E, Pechalova P, Pavlov N, Daskalov H, Doykova I, Kelemith K, Tamme T, Kopchak A, Shumynskyi I, Corre P, Bertin H, Bourry M, Guyonvarc'h P, Dovšak T, Vozliè D, Birk A, Anièiæ B, Konstantinovic VS, Starch-Jensen T. Management of mandibular condylar fractures in patients with atrophic edentulous mandibles. JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2019; 121:226-232. [PMID: 31655226 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2019.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Treatment of condylar fractures in patients with atrophic edentulous mandibles is a peculiar field that has been little considered in the literature. The aim of the study was to assess the demographic and clinical variables as well as management and outcome of mandibular condylar fractures in edentulous patients with atrophic mandibles that were treated at several European departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery. METHODS The data of all patients with fractures of the atrophic edentulous mandible from the involved maxillofacial surgical units across Europe between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2017. Only patients that were diagnosed with condylar fractures of the edentulous atrophic mandible were included. RESULTS A total of 52 patients met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study: 79% of patients reported one or more comorbidities. Thirty-four unilateral neck or subcondylar fractures, 9 bilateral neck or subcondylar condylar fractures, 7 unilateral head condylar fractures, and 2 bilateral head condylar fractures were diagnosed. No treatment was performed in 37 cases, whereas in 4 patients a closed treatment was decided, and 11 patients underwent open reduction and internal fixation. Outcome was considered to be satisfying in 48 patients, with no complications. CONCLUSIONS The golden rule still remains that the diagnosis of a subcondylar or neck fracture in an edentulous patient should constitute an indication for open reduction and internal fixation. However, an appropriate choice of management options has to be individualized on a case by case basis, also depending on the patient consent.
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- M Brucoli
- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Oral surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Private practice of oral surgery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Oral surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of maxillo-facial surgery, North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Bogomolets National Medical University, Stomatological medical center, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv City Clinical Emergency Hospital, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery of the University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery of the University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery of the University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Maxillofacial surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Maxillofacial surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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Brucoli M, Boffano P, Romeo I, Corio C, Benech A, Ruslin M, Forouzanfar T, Starch-Jensen T, Rodríguez-Santamarta T, de Vicente JC, Snäll J, Thorén H, Aničić B, Konstantinovic VS, Pechalova P, Pavlov N, Daskalov H, Doykova I, Kelemith K, Tamme T, Kopchak A, Shumynskyi I, Corre P, Bertin H, Goguet Q, Anquetil M, Louvrier A, Meyer C, Dovšak T, Vozlič D, Birk A, Tarle M, Dediol E. Epidemiology of maxillofacial trauma in the elderly: A European multicenter study. JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2019; 121:330-338. [PMID: 31533064 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2019.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The progressive aging of European population seems to determine a change in the epidemiology, incidence and etiology of maxillofacial fractures with an increase in the frequency of old patients sustaining craniofacial trauma. The objective of the present study was to assess the demographic variables, causes, and patterns of facial fractures in elderly population (with 70 years or more). MATERIALS AND METHODS The data from all geriatric patients (70 years or more) with facial fractures between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2017, were collected. The following data were recorded for each patient: gender, age, voluptuary habits, comorbidities, etiology, site of facial fractures, synchronous body injuries, Facial Injury Severity Score (FISS). RESULTS A total of 1334 patients (599 male and 735 female patients) were included in the study. Mean age was 79.3 years, and 66% of patients reported one or more comorbidities. The most frequent cause of injury was fall and zygomatic fractures were the most frequently observed injuries. Falls were associated with a low FISS value (P<.005). Concomitant injuries were observed in 27.3% of patients. Falls were associated with the absence of concomitant injuries. The ninth decade (P<.05) and a high FISS score (P<.005) were associated with concomitant body injuries too. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the role of falls in the epidemiology of facial trauma in the elderly, but also highlights the frequency of involvement of females, and the high frequency of zygomatic fractures.
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- M Brucoli
- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Maxillofacial surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Maxillofacial surgery, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Oral surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Private practice of oral surgery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Oral surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of maxillofacial surgery, North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Bogomolets National Medical University, Stomatological medical center, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv City Clinical Emergency Hospital, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU de Nantes, 1 place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU de Nantes, 1 place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU de Nantes, 1 place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, CHU de Nantes, 1 place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery-Hospital Dentistry Unit, University Hospital of Besançon, 3 boulevard Alexandre-Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France; University of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, EA 4662 Nanomedicine Lab Imagery and Therapeutics, 25000 Besançon, France
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery-Hospital Dentistry Unit, University Hospital of Besançon, 3 boulevard Alexandre-Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France; University of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, EA 4662 Nanomedicine Lab Imagery and Therapeutics, 25000 Besançon, France
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- Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery of the University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery of the University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery of the University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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Ruslin M, Brucoli M, Boffano P, Benech A, Dediol E, Uglešić V, Kovačič Ž, Vesnaver A, Konstantinović VS, Petrović M, Stephens J, Kanzaria A, Bhatti N, Holmes S, Pechalova PF, Bakardjiev AG, Malanchuk VA, Kopchak AV, Galteland P, Mjøen E, Skjelbred P, Bertin H, Corre P, Løes S, Lekven N, Laverick S, Gordon P, Tamme T, Akermann S, Karagozoglu KH, Kommers SC, de Visscher JG, Forouzanfar T. Motor vehicle accidents–related maxillofacial injuries: a multicentre and prospective study. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2019; 128:199-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Brucoli M, Boffano P, Franchi S, Pezzana A, Baragiotta N, Benech A. The use of teleradiology for triaging of maxillofacial trauma. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2019; 47:1535-1541. [PMID: 31377074 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2019.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess and discuss our experience with a teleradiology technique applied to facial trauma patients referred to an oral and maxillofacial surgery hub center. MATERIALS AND METHODS All trauma patients with maxillofacial fractures from the hospitals of Vercelli, Biella, Borgosesia, Borgomanero, Verbania, and Domodossola who were referred between July 2014 and September 2018 to the hub maxillofacial center of Novara were reviewed. The following data were recorded for each patient: sex, age, referral hospital, etiology, etiology mechanisms, site of facial fractures, date of injury, indications for surgery according to teleradiology consultation, indications for surgery following clinical maxillofacial assessment, date of eventual surgery, timing of surgery from trauma, type of surgical intervention. RESULTS A total of 467 patients with a total of 605 fractures were triaged and managed by the Tempore telemedicine system. The most frequent cause of maxillofacial injury was fall. The most frequently observed fracture involved the zygoma. Following remote computed tomography assessment, surgical indications were suggested in 68 patients; 223 patients were not considered suitable candidates for surgery; and 176 patients needed a clinical assessment for the establishment of definitive eventual indications for surgery. Following clinical assessment, the absence and presence of surgical indications was confirmed in all 223 and 68 patients, respectively. Within the 176 patients with "possible" surgical indications, only 27 patients were referred for surgery. CONCLUSION Teleradiology may be helpful for an appropriate triaging of trauma patients from peripheral hospitals for the correct referral to a maxillofacial trauma hub center.
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- Matteo Brucoli
- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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Brucoli M, Boffano P, Pezzana A, Benech A, Corre P, Bertin H, Pechalova P, Pavlov N, Petrov P, Tamme T, Kopchak A, Romanova A, Shuminsky E, Dediol E, Tarle M, Konstantinovic VS, Jelovac D, Karagozoglu KH, Forouzanfar T. The “European Mandibular Angle” research project: the analysis of complications after unilateral angle fractures. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2019; 128:14-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Brucoli M, Boffano P, Bonaso M, Benech A. The management of a Y-shaped fracture of the mandibular ramus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.23736/s0392-6621.18.02196-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ruslin M, Brucoli M, Boffano P, Forouzanfar T, Benech A. Maxillofacial fractures associated with sport injuries: a review of the current literature. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.23736/s0392-6621.19.02215-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The “European Mandibular Angle” Research Project: The Epidemiologic Results From a Multicenter European Collaboration. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019; 77:791.e1-791.e7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Brucoli M, Boffano P, Broccardo E, Benech A, Corre P, Bertin H, Pechalova P, Pavlov N, Petrov P, Tamme T, Kopchak A, Hresko A, Shuminsky E, Dediol E, Tarle M, Konstantinovic VS, Petrovic M, Holmes S, Karagozoglu KH, Forouzanfar T. The "European zygomatic fracture" research project: The epidemiological results from a multicenter European collaboration. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2019; 47:616-621. [PMID: 30765246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2019.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Fractures of the zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) are common injuries that may lead to loss of an aesthetically pleasing appearance and functional impairment. The aim of this study was to analyze the demographics, causes, characteristics, and outcomes of zygomatic fractures managed at several European departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study is based on a multicenter systematic database that allowed the recording of all patients with ZMC fractures between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2017. The following data were recorded: gender, age, personal medical history, etiology, side of zygomatic fracture, classification of ZMC fracture, associated maxillofacial fractures, symptoms at diagnosis, type of performed treatment, and sequelae/complications. RESULTS A total of 1406 patients (1172 males, 234 females) were included in the study. Statistically significant correlations were found between assault-related ZMC fractures and the A3 class (p < .0000005) and between Infraorbital Nerve (ION) anesthesia and B class (p < .00000005). CONCLUSION The most frequent cause of ZMC fractures was assault, followed by falls. The most frequently involved decade of age was between 20 and 29 years. The decision and type of surgical treatment of ZMC fractures depends on several issues that need to be considered on a case by case basis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matteo Brucoli
- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Division of Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Service de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale at the Chu de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Service de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale at the Chu de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatology Clinic, Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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- The Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery of the School of Dentistry at the University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- The Clinic of Maxillofacial Surgery of the School of Dentistry at the University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS, London, UK
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, VU University Medical Center and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Pathology, VU University Medical Center and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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