Craniofacial surgery for trauma.

Craniofacial surgical techniques have yielded as an important spin-off better methods of treating severe craniofacial trauma. In this paper surgical techniques are discussed. It was concluded that the most important factors for successful reconstruction after craniofacial trauma is to do as much as possible the first time, to obtain wide exposure, ensure rigid fixation of bone pieces and grafts and to make use of a work bench procedure where bone fragments are assembled on a side table for subsequent reattachment to the head.