Multifragmentary and displaced zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fractures are often a challenge for the maxillofacial surgeon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the improved performance in the management of patients with tripod fracture of the orbito-zygomaticomaxillary complex, using two different methods of virtual surgical planning — virtual reduction and mirroring — compared with traditional management. A cohort of 60 patients was selected and divided into three groups, each consisting of 20 individuals. Patients in the first group were managed using the virtual reduction method, those in the second group using the mirroring method, and those in the third group using a traditional surgical approach. Having achieved virtual fracture reduction, a stereolithographic model was printed, on which preplating of the plates was performed. The results showed that virtual reduction was the most accurate in absolute terms, with a mean discrepancy in juxtaposition of the preoperative and postoperative CT images of 0.175 mm (SD ± 0.147), compared with 0.403 (SD ± 0.166) for the mirror method (and traditional method (0.875, SD ± 0.112; p > 0.0001). The average surgical time for virtual reduction (89.5 min) was faster than for mirroring (94.25 min) and for the traditional approach (96.75 min). In conclusion, the use of virtual surgical planning allows greater intraoperative accuracy, reduced surgical time, and reduced postoperative complications compared with traditional surgery. Of the two methods, virtual reduction performed best for the outcomes decribed.

Virtual surgical planning in tripod zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures: A prospective comparison between two different strategies / Committeri, Umberto; Magliulo, Roberta; Carraturo, Emanuele; Arena, Antonio; Abbate, Vincenzo; Salzano, Giovanni; Troise, Stefania; Barone, Simona; Germano, Cristiana; Vaira, Luigi Angelo; Giovacchini, Francesco; Cataldo, Rosanna; Grassia, Maria Gabriella; Califano, Luigi; Piombino, Pasquale. - In: JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-5182. - 52:12(2024), pp. 1497-1504. [10.1016/j.jcms.2024.08.020]

Virtual surgical planning in tripod zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures: A prospective comparison between two different strategies

Committeri, Umberto;Carraturo, Emanuele;Arena, Antonio;Abbate, Vincenzo;Salzano, Giovanni;Troise, Stefania;Barone, Simona;Germano, Cristiana;Vaira, Luigi Angelo;Cataldo, Rosanna;Grassia, Maria Gabriella;Califano, Luigi;Piombino, Pasquale
2024

Abstract

Multifragmentary and displaced zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fractures are often a challenge for the maxillofacial surgeon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the improved performance in the management of patients with tripod fracture of the orbito-zygomaticomaxillary complex, using two different methods of virtual surgical planning — virtual reduction and mirroring — compared with traditional management. A cohort of 60 patients was selected and divided into three groups, each consisting of 20 individuals. Patients in the first group were managed using the virtual reduction method, those in the second group using the mirroring method, and those in the third group using a traditional surgical approach. Having achieved virtual fracture reduction, a stereolithographic model was printed, on which preplating of the plates was performed. The results showed that virtual reduction was the most accurate in absolute terms, with a mean discrepancy in juxtaposition of the preoperative and postoperative CT images of 0.175 mm (SD ± 0.147), compared with 0.403 (SD ± 0.166) for the mirror method (and traditional method (0.875, SD ± 0.112; p > 0.0001). The average surgical time for virtual reduction (89.5 min) was faster than for mirroring (94.25 min) and for the traditional approach (96.75 min). In conclusion, the use of virtual surgical planning allows greater intraoperative accuracy, reduced surgical time, and reduced postoperative complications compared with traditional surgery. Of the two methods, virtual reduction performed best for the outcomes decribed.
2024
Virtual surgical planning in tripod zygomatico-maxillary complex fractures: A prospective comparison between two different strategies / Committeri, Umberto; Magliulo, Roberta; Carraturo, Emanuele; Arena, Antonio; Abbate, Vincenzo; Salzano, Giovanni; Troise, Stefania; Barone, Simona; Germano, Cristiana; Vaira, Luigi Angelo; Giovacchini, Francesco; Cataldo, Rosanna; Grassia, Maria Gabriella; Califano, Luigi; Piombino, Pasquale. - In: JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1010-5182. - 52:12(2024), pp. 1497-1504. [10.1016/j.jcms.2024.08.020]
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