AO CMF Course—Management of Facial Trauma
Top national, regional, and international faculty
2-3 days in duration
For surgeons in training, or those who just started treating facial trauma fractures
Network with colleagues from all over the world
CME credits
Course content
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Course modules
- Module 1—Mid and upper facial trauma
- Module 2—Mandibular trauma
- Module 3—Additional topics: pediatric fractures, sequencing panfacial fractures, and complications
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Practical Exercises
- Mid and upper facial trauma:
- Power drill
- Complex midface fractures
- Maxillomandibular fixation techniques*
- Load-sharing mandibular fractures:
- Angle
- Symphysis with miniplates
- Symphysis with lag screw technique
- Complex fractures of the mandible
- Mid and upper facial trauma:
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Featured Lectures
- Mid and upper facial trauma:
- Surgical approaches to the midface
- Reestablishing pre-traumatic occlusion
- Maxillary fractures
- (Buttresses, Le Fort, Palatal fractures)
- Zygomatic fractures (incl. orbitozygomatic fractures)
- Orbital wall fractures
- Nasoorbitoethmoid (NOE) fractures (incl. nasal fractures)
- Frontal sinus fractures
- Mandibular trauma:
- Surgical approaches to the mandible
- Mandibular fractures: load sharing and load bearing
- Condylar fractures
- Mid and upper facial trauma:
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Small Group discussions
- Cases: zygomatic, orbit, zygoma and orbit, and Le Fort
- Cases: NOE, nasal, frontal sinus
- Cases: Load sharing, tooth in line of fracture/sequencing, condyle, load bearing
Course details may be subject to change. Please check your chosen date and location for the detailed program.