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A clinically applicable reporting system for the diagnosis of facial fractures.

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Follmar, KE; Baccarani, A; Das, RR; Erdmann, D; Marcus, JR; Mukundan, S
Published in: Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg
July 2007

A clinically applicable, comprehensive reporting system for the diagnosis of facial fractures was developed with three guiding principles: (1) preservation of classical anatomical terminology and nomenclature, (2) facilitation of uniform interpretation of radiographs between radiologists and (3) non-redundant diagnostic descriptions of complex fractures, in a manner that correlates with treatment modality. Twenty-two fracture types (17 simple fracture types and 5 complex fracture types) are included in the system. Each patient's fracture pattern is described by listing the component fractures present. A short narrative (modifying description) is provided after each fracture listed. Simple fractures that help to comprise more complex fractures are not listed separately, but are described within the modifying description of the complex fracture they help to comprise. When components of multiple complex fractures are present, a hierarchy of complex fractures dictates which fracture is described first. Additional complex fractures are only described separately when they do not share common components. In all other cases, the second (lower order) complex fracture is best described by simply listing the component (simple or complex) fractures that are not accounted for in the higher order complex fracture. Adoption of this reporting system should improve communication between emergency medicine physicians, radiologists and surgeons.

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Published In

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg

DOI

ISSN

0901-5027

Publication Date

July 2007

Volume

36

Issue

7

Start / End Page

593 / 600

Location

Denmark

Related Subject Headings

  • Zygomatic Fractures
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Surgery, Oral
  • Sphenoid Bone
  • Skull Fractures
  • Radiology
  • Radiography
  • Palate, Hard
  • Orbital Fractures
  • Nasal Bone
 

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Follmar, K. E., Baccarani, A., Das, R. R., Erdmann, D., Marcus, J. R., & Mukundan, S. (2007). A clinically applicable reporting system for the diagnosis of facial fractures. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 36(7), 593–600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2007.03.010
Follmar, K. E., A. Baccarani, R. R. Das, D. Erdmann, J. R. Marcus, and S. Mukundan. “A clinically applicable reporting system for the diagnosis of facial fractures.Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 36, no. 7 (July 2007): 593–600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2007.03.010.
Follmar KE, Baccarani A, Das RR, Erdmann D, Marcus JR, Mukundan S. A clinically applicable reporting system for the diagnosis of facial fractures. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Jul;36(7):593–600.
Follmar, K. E., et al. “A clinically applicable reporting system for the diagnosis of facial fractures.Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg, vol. 36, no. 7, July 2007, pp. 593–600. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2007.03.010.
Follmar KE, Baccarani A, Das RR, Erdmann D, Marcus JR, Mukundan S. A clinically applicable reporting system for the diagnosis of facial fractures. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Jul;36(7):593–600.
Journal cover image

Published In

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg

DOI

ISSN

0901-5027

Publication Date

July 2007

Volume

36

Issue

7

Start / End Page

593 / 600

Location

Denmark

Related Subject Headings

  • Zygomatic Fractures
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Surgery, Oral
  • Sphenoid Bone
  • Skull Fractures
  • Radiology
  • Radiography
  • Palate, Hard
  • Orbital Fractures
  • Nasal Bone