Craniomaxillofacial Reconstructive and Corrective Bone Surgery : Principles of Internal Fixation Using the AO/ASIF Technique Alex M. Greenberg, DDS Joachim Prein, MD, DDS, Editors Springer Craniomaxillofacial Reconstructive and Corrective Bone Surgery [...]... distorted in the craniomaxillofacial deformity patient Trichion (Tr) is the point at the most superior portion of the forehead that meets the midpoint of the hairline Proceeding inferiorily, the next landmark is the soft tissue glabella (G), the most anterior point of the forehead in the midline between the eyebrows Soft tissue nasion (N) is the most posterior point of the contour of the nasal bridge and is... of the progression of the field of craniomaxillofacial surgery as it has evolved from these earlier works It represents the entire field as it has developed from traumatology and advanced into the entire range of craniomaxillofacial reconstructive and corrective bone surgery By eliminating the sole focus on the biomechanical requirements of internal fixation and examining considerations regarding the. .. Concepts in Maxillofacial Bone Surgery New York: Springer-Verlag; 1976 3 Spiessl B Internal Fixation of the Mandible: A Manual of AO/ASIF Principles New York: Springer-Verlag; 1989 4 Greenberg AM, ed Craniomaxillofacial Fractures: Principles of Internal Fixation Using the AO/ASIF Technique New York: Springer-Verlag; 1993 5 Prein J, ed Manual of Internal Fixation in the Cranio-Facial Skeleton: Techniques Recommended... stable internal fixation in selected circumstances without the need for possible hardware removal, and is an advance from purely metallic implants These new AO/ASIF techniques for the application of internal fixation to fractures of the entire craniomaxillofacial skeleton were reviewed in Greenberg’s 1993 textbook, Craniomaxillofacial Fractures: Principles of Internal Fixation Using the AO/ASIF Technique. 4... the black and Asian population.19 The area in which the nasal bones and nasal process of the frontal bone blend into the frontal bone makes up the radix, or root, of the nose.39 A normal radix should possess a curvilinear line that begins at the supraorbital ridges and follows the nasal dorsum on the right and left sides of the nose.36,39 Figure 2.8 demonstrates the curvilinear lines of the radix The. .. these problems, the field of craniomaxillofacial surgery has matured as a result of these technical accomplishments However, the continued importance of hardware in this evolution is evident through the development of rigid fixation applications for bone lengthening through the principles of distraction osteogenesis With the concurrent publication in 1998 of Prein’s Manual of Internal Fixation in the. .. nasal bones where they join the cartilaginous nasal dorsum Tip-defining point (Tp) is the most anterior portion of the nasal tip The alar crease (A) represents the most posterior portion of the nasal base on the right and left side The mentolabial sulcus (MLS) is the deepest depression between the chin and the lower lip Soft tissue pogonion (Pg) is the most anterior point of the soft tissue chin Soft... development of a variety of stainless steel implants to provide stable internal fixation of the mandible These implants provided rigid internal fixation of fracture and osteotomy segments via absolute stability supplemented by compression The introduction of a reconstruction plate allowed for the bridging of defects In his textbooks New Concepts in Maxillofacial Bone Surgery (1976) and Internal Fixation of the. .. bridge and is formed by the soft tissue overlying the most anterior portion of the frontonasal suture Orbitale (Or) is the lowest point of the inferior orbital rim Subnasale (Sn) is the inferior junction of the columella or base of the nose with the upper lip The superior (Vs) and inferior (Vi) vermilion borders are the junctions between the skin and the mucous membranes on the upper and lower lips Stomion... involving the craniomaxillofacial region While much is known about the epidemiology of craniomaxillofacial fractures and congenital defects, it is impossible to truly identify the incidence of craniomaxillofacial defects due to trauma, cancer, or infection; this is because of the large number of local and systemic variables that contribute to the formation of these deformities The difficult task for the craniomaxillofacial . for Reconstructive Surgery, Kantonsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland Editors Craniomaxillofacial Reconstructive and Corrective Bone Surgery Principles of Internal Fixation Using the AO/ASIF Technique With. Craniomaxillofacial Reconstructive and Corrective Bone Surgery : Principles of Internal Fixation Using the AO/ASIF Technique Alex M. Greenberg, DDS Joachim Prein, MD, DDS, Editors Springer Craniomaxillofacial. supplement these courses and related workshops. This textbook adopts the case presentation format used in Craniomaxillofacial Fractures: Prin- ciples of Internal Fixation Using the AO/ASIF Technique. The