J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  2002 Dec;28(6):488-490.

Complex osteotomy for the correction of post-traumatic midfacial deformity

• Lee MH
• Song CW
• Lee DG
• Kim SG
• Lee YC
• Cho BO

Abstract

The traffic accident was one of most common cause for the facial bone fracture. When it involved the midfacial structures, the nasal bone fracture was usually shown. If the reduction was not done in time, it would result in facial deformity. Simple case could be corrected by simple rhinoplasty. However, severe cases would require more invasive technique. We used triangular osteotomy included the nasal bones, the vomer, and the medial wall of maxilla for the correction of post-traumatic nasal deformity and reported the result with the review of literatures.

Keyword

facial deformity; triangular osteotomy

MeSH Terms

Accidents, Traffic
Congenital Abnormalities*
Facial Bones
Maxilla
Nasal Bone
Osteotomy*
Rhinoplasty
Vomer