Bolt from the Blue: A Large Foreign Body in the Maxillary Antrum Necessitating Delayed Primary Reconstruction with Split Cranial Bone Graft. Issue 3 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sharma, Ramesh K.; Vemula, GuruKarna; John, Jerry R.
• Is Part Of: Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction. Volume 9:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 242
• Page End: 245
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: foreign body -- maxillary antrum -- bony defect -- split cranial bone graft; Face -- Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Wounds and injuries -- Periodicals; Maxilla -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Face -- Surgery; Face -- Wounds and injuries; Maxilla -- Surgery; Maxilla -- Wounds and injuries; Maxillofacial Injuries -- Periodicals; Craniocerebral Trauma -- Periodicals; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures -- methods -- Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.522
• DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1563699
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1943-3875

Abstract

We report an unusual case of a large metallic foreign body embedded in the maxillary antrum leading to extensive bony destruction of the mid-face following a road side accident in a 12-year-old boy. There was extensive bony loss that necessitated reconstruction for both aesthetic and functional reasons. The same was accomplished by using split cranial bone graft in a delayed primary manner after a gap of 7 days following initial debridement. There was primary healing with good aesthetic and functional results.