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13 History andExamination ofMaxillofacial Trauma
• Nasal deformity—The deformities due to trauma may range from depression or deviation of one side of the nose to depressed dorsum.
• Internal examination of the nose (ante­rior rhinoscopy) to know any septal haematoma, deviation of septum and bleeding.
(b) Palpation—Nasal dorsum and side of
nose should be palpated for;
• Tenderness—This may be due to either soft tissue injury or bony injury.
• Crepitation at fracture site— Crepitation at the trauma site is due to abnormal movement of the fracture segment, and it suggests fracture of nasal bone with displacement.
• Abnormal movement of the fractured segment—This suggests a displaced fracture.
• Step deformity over dorsum on nose— This is due to fracture.
• ARS—This is done to know fracture of the septum, bleeding or watery discharge.
3. Examination/signs of zygomaticomaxillary
complex
Signs of ZMC fractures
(a) Inspection: A patient with facial trauma
with suspicion of zygomatic fracture should be inspected for;
Inspection of the cheek area
– Subconjunctival and periorbital
oedema are always presents except in case of the isolated fractured zygomatic arch.
– Spectacle haematoma—It is a type
of periorbital haematoma.
– Ecchymosis/bruises of the cheek
and eyelids.
– Depression deformities—Malar
prominence attening, depressed zygomatic arch (masseter muscle may result in medial, inferior and posterior rotation of the zygoma).
– Subcutaneous emphysema—This
is due to an orbital oor fracture.
Oral cavity inspection
– Trismus (reduced jaw mobility)—It
may result from compression of the zygomatic arch on the temporalis muscle and coronoid process.
Inspection of eye and orbit
– Diplopia—This is due to extraocular
muscle contusion or entrapment.
– Upward gaze diplopia is the most
common secondary entrapment of the inferior rectus muscle and soft tissue surrounding it.
Enophthalmos or hypophthal-
mos: Disruption of the bony orbit often results in expansion of the orbital volume and herniation of orbital contents.
– Proptosis—This is due to a decrease
in size of the orbit by medial dis­placement of the fractured segment.
– Anti mongoloid slant—Downward
displacement of the eye on the lat­eral side is due to fracture displace­ment of the lateral orbital rim and lateral canthal ligament.
(b) Palpation
• Palpable periorbital step ladder defor­mity, bone gap, or abnormal move­ment—This is palpated by running the index nger side by side over orbital margins. On the inferior orbital mar­gin, the lateral segment usually lies below the medial segment.
• Tenderness—The sites of tenderness indicate fracture site.
• Subcutaneous emphysema—This is due to the fracture of the orbital oor at the junction of the zygomaticomax­illary suture.
• Anaesthesia or paraesthesia of the cheek, nose, upper lip and lower eye­lid—This is due to the infraorbital nerve injury that can be checked with a gentle touch.
• Tenderness and depression along the arch of the zygoma are felt in the frac­tured zygomatic arch.
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• Comparison of forced duction tests on each eye can help to identify the spe­cic site of muscle entrapment. This study is much easier to perform under
general anaesthesia. Evaluation of
unanaesthetised patients is often dif­cult because of poor patient cooperation.
• Intraoral palpation may reveal swelling or haematoma at the zygomaticomax­illary buttress.
4. Examination/signs of nasoethmoid fracture-
(a) Inspection
• Height of dorsum of nose—There is loss of height of dorsum.
• Soft tissue swelling, ecchymoses, gross blood, laceration over nasoeth­moid area, haematoma and ecchymo­sis indicate underlying fracture.
• Telecanthus—Increased intercanthal distance is diagnostic for nasoethmoid fracture.
• Mongoloid slant—This is a nding present in NOE fracture in which medial canthus is displaced downward.
Pig snout appearance—Nasal bridge depression with elevation of tip of nose.
• Narrowing of the horizontal palpebral ssure.
• Periorbital and mid-face swelling and bruising.
Watery nasal discharge—It should raise the possibility of a CSF leak. This is indicative of a fracture to the frontal bone or anterior skull base.
Saddle-nose deformity—Flattened nose with widened nasal dorsum.
Thorough eye examination—The eye should be examined for subconjuncti­val haemorrhage, visual acuity, pupil­lary responses, circumorbital oedema and extraocular motion, which is crucial.
• Periorbital swelling—It may indicate associated LeFort II or III fractures.
Rounded canthi (‘cow’s eye’)—It is
another common sign of a dislocated fracture.
(b) Palpation
• The presence of mobile bony seg­ments, step ladder and crepitus suggest a fracture.
• Epistaxis—This may be due to a rup­ture of the anterior ethmoidal artery.
Forehead paraesthesia—This is due to supraorbital and supratrochlear nerve involvement.
Intercanthal distance—It refers to the distance between the medial can­thus of the eyes. The increased dis­tance is called telecanthus.
Interpupillary distance—It should be approximately double the intercanthal distance.
Interpupillary and intercanthal dis- tance ratio—The intercanthal dis­tance should be compared to the interpupillary distance. Normally, the intercanthal distance is half of the interpupillary distance. If the intercan­thal distance exceeds one-half the interpupillary distance, traumatic tele­canthus must be considered.
Eyelid traction test—This is to check the integrity of the MCT (medial canthal ligament). In this test, the examiner grasps the lower lid and pulls laterally while palpat­ing the nasal root. A lack or reduc­tion of tension with lateral pull suggests NOE fracture with MCT displacement.
Bow string test—The eyelid is to be grabbed between the thumb and index nger or skin of the medial canthal area to be held with a forcep and pulled laterally while the MCT area is palpated to detect movement of fracture segments. A lack of resis­tance or movement of the underlying bone is indicative of a fracture (Fig.13.7f, q).
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13 History andExamination ofMaxillofacial Trauma
Subcutaneous emphysema
Subcutaneous emphysema due to air from the ethmoid cells inltrating the soft tissues.
Forced duction test—This simple test
is done to test the function of the extra­ocular muscle (EOM) that can be used to differentiate between EOM weak­ness (i.e. paresis) and restriction (e.g. entrapment, enlargement, inltration, or brosis of muscle). The eyeball is rst anaesthetized by instilling 2% xylocaine, bulbar sclera/conjunctiva is held with plane forceps and moved in all directions to know any restriction of movements (Fig.13.10).
• Ruled out associated injuries: – Nasolacrimal duct disruption and
subsequent frontal mucocele formation.
– Orbital injuries and exophthalmos
due to reduced intra-orbital volume.
Cerebrospinal uid rhinorrhoea due
to fracture through the cribriform
plate and lateral lamella.
Epiphora secondary to nasolacri-
mal duct injury.
5. Examination/signs of maxillary (Le Fort or mid-face) fracture (Table 13.6)-
(a) Inspection: (b) Palpation (Table13.7):
6. Examination/signs of mandibular fracture
(a) Inspection
• Extra oral inspection—Face should be inspected for:
– Swelling over Temporomandibular
(TM) joint—This is suggestive of fracture and displacement of the condylar and sub- condylar fracture.
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Table 13.6 Signs of Le Fort fractures on inspection
Lefort-1 Lefort-2 Lefort-3 Anterior open bite Malocclusion
Ecchymosis of the maxillary buccal sulcus and palate. Guérin’s sign—It is dened by ecchymosis in the area of greater palatine vessels
Dish-face deformity B/L conjunctival ecchymosis Subconjunctival haemorrhage Swelling Chemosis B/L periorbital oedema and ecchymosis (raccoon eyes) Anterior open bite (malocclusion) Molar gagging Mid-palatal split Buccal ecchymosis
Bilateral periorbital oedema and ecchymosis (raccoon eyes) Telecanthus Elongation of face Anterior open bite Molar gagging Mid-palatal split Flattening of the face and Dish-face deformity—depressed nasal bridge Orbital hooding—Increase skin on upper eyelid Enophthalmos Battle’s sign—It is dened as ecchymosis over the mastoid region. CSF rhinorrhoea CSF otorrhea Hemotympanum
13.2 Examination ofSpecic Area
Table 13.7 Signs of Le Fort fracture on palpation
Le Fort 1 (oating palate) Le Fort 2(oating maxilla) Le Fort 3 (oating face) Mobile upper jaw but Impacted type
of fractures may be almost immobile. Characteristic grate on movement of segment. Percussion of upper teeth results in cracked pot sound
Tele canthus Step ladder deformity if nasal septal fracture present. Tenderness and paraesthesia in infraorbital region. Dull sound on percussion Disarticulation of the pyramid­shaped facial skeleton from the remainder of the skull but zygoma remains attached to the cranium. Maxilla and nose are mobile as one segment
Tenderness Altered pupillary level The whole face is separated from head and become mobile on palpation. Altered sensation over frontal area
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– Bleeding from the ear—This is a
sign of condylar fracture with frac-
ture of the tympanic plate. – Trismus (reduced mouth opening) – Respiratory distress – Elongated face – Associated injury
• Intraoral inspection – Malocclusion – Deviation of mouth – Gagging of teeth – Tenderness over site of fracture – Increased pain with movement and
compression of the adjacent man­dibular segments.
– Intraoral lacerations, intraoral
bleeding, loosened teeth, fractured teeth and drooling—Indicate frac­tured mandible.
– Sublingual haematoma indicates
potential fractures along the lingual cortex.
(b) Palpation
• Extraoral palpation should be done to
evaluate the mandibular contours.
Palpable step-off in the area of the ramus, lateral border, inferior border, in the occlusal plane or inferior bor­der and of the mandible is the most common sign of fracture of the mandible.
• Bi-digital palpation is done to evaluate the movement of the fractured segment.
• Crepitus and tenderness are present on manipulation of the fractured segment.
• Deviation and restriction of movement of jaw in case of sub-condylar fracture.
• Decreased sensation of the lower lip— This often resulted from a stretch of the inferior alveolar nerve at the frac­ture site.
(c) Differential diagnosis of fracture man-
dible (Table 13.8):
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Table 13.8 Differential diagnosis of mandibular fractures
Signs Type of fracture/diagnosis Swelling over TM joint
Bleeding from ear Reduced height of ramus Gagging of the teeth on the fractured side means teeth on fractured side meet earlier than the non-fractured side. Deviation of the mandible toward the fractured side when the mouth is open. Superior displacement of the condyle through the roof of the glenoid fossa into the middle cranial fossa and posterior condylar displacement to EAC are rare. Bilateral condylar fractures combined with a symphyseal fracture are sometimes termed a guardsman’s fracture. The name comes from this injury occurring in soldiers who faint on parade grounds and strike the oor with their chin
Lateral crossbite, limited mandibular movement and swelling in the zygomatic arch area
Malocclusion, tenderness over the angle of the mandible, abnormal movement and crepitation
Restricted mouth opening, anterior open bite, tenderness around the angle, crepitus and step off at the fracture site
Laceration of the gingiva, malocclusion, paraesthesia over the lower lip, step ladder defect in occlusion, ecchymosis on the oor of the mouth, mobile fracture segment, change in facial contour (attened appearance of the lateral aspect of the face), and elongated face
Bilateral body or para symphysis fractures are sometimes termed “ail mandible” and can cause involuntary posterior movement of the tongue with subsequent obstruction of the upper airway
13 History andExamination ofMaxillofacial Trauma
Unilateral or bilateral condyle
Coronoid fracture
Fracture of angle of mandible
Fracture of ramus of the mandible
Fracture of the body of the mandible
Fracture of symphysis
Traumatic optic neuropathy: Traumatic
optic neuropathy may result from direct injury to the nerve either by a penetrat­ing object like fractured bone fragments impinging on the nerve or other injury like vibrational transmission of forces to the optic nerve from the craniofacial skeleton, shearing force at the optic fora­men, nerve compression from extrinsic (haematoma) or intrinsic (haematoma or oedema) sources. A high suspicion of traumatic neuropathy arises when any patient presents with periorbital trauma, lacerations, or contusions (at the occiput, glabella, or over the lateral superior orbital rim) altered visual acuity, dimin­ished visual eld, abnormal pupillary response, change in bright light or red colour perception, and it may or may not be associated with facial fractures.
Testing for red colour desaturation in
the setting of orbital trauma is a sensitive indicator of optic nerve injury. This test is performed by
showing the patient a bright red object and having them assess the hue and colour intensity with one eye at a time. The colour should appear the same with each eye.
Retrobulbar haematoma: It is presented as severe pain, progressive loss of vision, dilated and xed pupil, exophthalmos, pto­sis, subconjunctival haemorrhage and swelling of the eyelid.
13.2 Examination ofSpecic Area
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Carotid cavernous stulas: Carotid cav-
ernous stulas are abnormal communi­cating blood ow from the internal carotid arterial system to the cavernous sinus venous system. It is classied eti­ologically as traumatic or spontaneous, hemodynamically as high ow or low ow and morphologically as direct or indirect (dural). The classication sys­tem described by Barrow and col­leagues includes Type A stula and Types B, C and D stulas. Type A stu­las are high ow, direct shunts between the internal carotid artery and the sur­rounding cavernous sinus, complication of head trauma, and represent 70–90% of all carotid-cavernous stulas. Conversely, Type B, C and D are low­ow, indirect dural shunts that are thought to be congenital or spontaneous arteriovenous connections mostly seen in an older female with H/O hyperten­sion, diabetes and atherosclerosis, and rarely due to trauma. The diagnosis should not be delayed because perma­nent visual loss may progressively develop if IOP is not reduced, and cra­nial nerve palsies may become permanent.
Carotid cavernous sinus stula often presents with a triad of pulsating exoph­thalmos, conjunctival chemosis, and orbital bruit, dramatically few days or weeks after head injury. The ocular manifestations reect the underlying pathophysiology of overload and retro­grade lling of the venous system. Arterial blood ows anteriorly into the superior or inferior ophthalmic veins, and arterial and venous stasis causes increased episcleral venous pressure along with decreased arterial blood ow to the cranial nerves within the cavern-
ous sinus. This situation leads to the hallmarks of carotid-cavernous stula, including arterialization of the conjunc­tival vessels, conjunctival chemosis and the classic fundus ndings of ipsilateral optic disc swelling, dilated retinal veins and intraretinal haemorrhages.
Proptosis: Proptosis is often among the
earliest ndings that develop due to con­gestion of orbital tissues, either acutely or progressively within a few days after trauma.
Pulsating exophthalmos: Pulsatile
exophthalmos is present in most patients with direct carotid-cavernous stula. This develops due to increased IOP from increased episcleral venous pressure and orbital congestion devel­ops in up to half of the patients with untreated direct carotid-cavernous stula.
Diplopia: Diplopia is usually present in the
direct carotid-cavernous stula. Mechanisms of diplopia include the ini­tial trauma, mechanical restriction of the extraocular muscles, cranial nerve isch­aemia from the stula, and direct com­pression of the cranial nerves by dilated petrosal venous sinuses. The sixth cra­nial nerve is most commonly affected due to its free- oating location within the cavernous sinus.
Visual loss: The direct carotid-cavernous
sinus stula presents with loss of vision in up to 90% of patients. The loss of vision may be either immediate of delayed. This is the major cause of mor­bidity in those whose stulas are not complicated by intracranial bleeding. The threat of irreversible secondary visual loss with carotid cavernous stula usually arises from the increased IOP that can be severe enough to damage the
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13 History andExamination ofMaxillofacial Trauma
optic nerve or retina. Other causes of secondary delayed visual loss in carotid cavernous stula include exposure kera­topathy (secondary to proptosis), venous stasis retinopathy, central retinal vein occlusion, serous choroidal detachment, and anterior or posterior ischaemic optic neuropathy.
The CT and MRI with contrast show distended superior and inferior orbital veins with diffuse enlargement of extra­ocular muscles.
Optic pathway trauma: It consists of damage to the optic chiasm or the retrochi­asmal visual pathways which is common in head trauma. The damage to optic chiasma is secondary to intracanalicular optic nerve segment damage and may result from indi­rect or penetrating injury. Visual eld test­ing demonstrating bitemporal hemianopia, in combination with brain MRI, is usually diagnostic. However, knowledge of opti­mal management is minimal and treatment consists of corticosteroids or observation.
History andExamination ofSkin, andHair Disorders ofHead andNeck
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14.1 History/Chief Complaints ofHair andSkin Disorders of Head andNeck
1. History/symptoms of disorders of hair
(a) Chief complaints/common symptoms/
presenting complaints of hair loss or hair disorders—The chief complaints range from minimum loss of hair to complete baldness. The disorders of hair present with
Gradual thinning of hair on top of head. This is the most common type of hair loss, affecting people. In men, receding hairline is the most common presentation and women have a broad­ening of the part in their hair. The receding hairline is also becoming a common hair loss pattern in older women (frontal brosing alopecia).
Circular or patchy bald spots. Loss of hair in circular or patchy bald spots on the scalp, beard or eyebrows is also presenting symptoms in some patients. There may be a history of itching before loss of hair.
Sudden loosening of hair. A handful of hair fall during taking bath and combing is often due to physical or emotional shock but it is temporary.
Full-body hair loss. The loss of whole body hearing loss is often due to some
conditions and medical treatments, such as cancer chemotherapy.
Patches of scaling that spread over the scalp. This ringworm infection causes broken hair, redness, swelling and, at times, oozing.
• Other problems are greying of hair, dandruff, dry hair, zzy hair, split ends, dull hair.
(b) Duration of symptoms—It may be acute
(stress, poor diet, child birth, medical condition, chemotherapy) or chronic (hereditary hair loss, alopecia areata, hor­monal, scalp infection).
(c) Associated symptoms/history of
H/o Hormonal changes and medical conditions—Patient should be enquired about conditions that can cause permanent or temporary hair loss, for example, pregnancy, child­birth, menopause and thyroid prob­lems and other medical conditions include alopecia areata (causes patchy hair loss), scalp infections such as ringworm and a hair-pulling disorder called trichotillomania.
H/o-Medications and supplements— Patient should be asked about taking certain drugs, such as those used for cancer, arthritis, depression, heart problems, gout and high blood pres­sure, which can result in hair loss.
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14 History andExamination ofSkin, andHair Disorders ofHead andNeck
H/o-Radiation therapy to the head— Radiotherapy to head can cause per­manent hair loss.
H/o-A very stressful event—The H/O stressful event, emotion shock can result in hair loss but temporary.
H/o-Hairstyles and treatments— Patient should be enquired about H/O excessive hairstyling or hairstyles that pull your hair tight, such as pigtails or cornrows. This type of alopecia is called traction alopecia. A H/O hot-oil hair treatment can cause scarring and result in permanent hair loss.
(d) Family history (heredity). This is the
most common cause of hair loss that hap­pens with aging. This condition is called androgenic alopecia, male-pattern bald­ness and female-pattern baldness. It usu­ally occurs gradually and in predictable patterns such as receding hairline and bald spots in men and thinning hair along the crown of the scalp in women.
2. History/presentation of of skin diseases of
head and neck
(a) Chief complaints/presenting symptoms
• Raised swelling (red or white)
• A painful and itchy rash
• Rough and scaly skin
• Peeling skin
• Ulcers over skin
• Open sores
• Dry, cracked skin
• Discoloured patches of skin
• Scar on skin
(b) Associated H/O—Precancerous lesions
(Actinic keratosis), personal H/O skin cancer HIV, taking immunosuppressive drugs.
(c) Past history/o—Sun burn, excessive sun
exposure, living at high altitude, moles,
change in enviornment (d) Family H/o skin cancer (e) Subjective information
When condition started Part of body where the condition starts
rst
At which speed it is growing
Anything which triggers the lesion What treatment has been taken Any H/O pain, nausea, vomiting
14.1.1 Examination ofPatient withSkin or Hair Disorder ofHead andNeck
3. Examination of hair
(a) Inspection
Hair density—It depends on the number of hair and its density. The diameter of hair ranges between 57 and 90 μm in Europeans and can be 120 μm in Asians. The number of hairs in a person varies with age, from 1100 follicles/cm2 in children to 600 follicles/cm2 in a 25-year-old adult, and just 300follicles/cm2 in an adult aged between 30 and 50years. Hair loss is thus also physiological, with hair becoming less dense as peo­ple age.
Hair colour—The natural hair colour can be black, brown, blonde, red and white.
Excessive hair—hypertrichosis or hirsutism
Pattern of loss—thinning or bald-
ness may be generalized or local­ized (Table14.1)
(b) Palpation
Hair pull test—Hold a lock of hair and look whether it can be extracted with a rm pull or not. The telogen hair (hair in resting phase, rounded bulb at the end) can be extracted but anagen hair in growing phase is hair with elongated or tapered end if posi­tive for pull test consider pathologic.
Fold signs or Jaquet’s sign—This consists of folding an area of the scalp between the two thumbs. In a positive test, if several folds are formed easily, the test is positive and indicates an absence of hair bres in some, many or all of the follicles. The negative test
14.1 History/Chief Complaints ofHair andSkin Disorders of Head andNeck
Table 14.1 Difference between localized and generalized baldness
Localized Generalized Round/oval patch
Moth-eaten or linear bald patches Short hair Pull test may be positive or negative Scarring/cicatricial (no follicle) or Non-scarring alopecia (follicle present)
Tufted folliculitis
Table 14.2 Various types of skin lesions of head and neck with description and differential diagnosis
Lesions Description Diagnosis Macule It is at, circumscribed area of the
Patch
Papule It is a circumscribed elevation of
Plaque It is a, circumscribed elevation of
Weal It is a transient, smooth, slightly
Vesicle (blister) It is a<0.5cm, circumscribed,
Bulla (blister)
Pustule Visible collection of pus Staphylococcal folliculitis Abscess Localised collection of pus in a
Erythema Redness, blanching on skin Erythema nodosum Purpura Redness, non-blanching, secondary
Telangiectasis Dilated capillaries visible on the
altered skin colour of <0.5cm
It is a0.5cm, at, circumscribed area of altered skin colour
skin of <0.5cm
skin of 0.5cm
raised lesion, with a pale centre and a pink margin
uid-containing elevation
It is a0.5cm, circumscribed, uid-containing elevation
cavity
to collections of red blood cells on skin
skin surface
Alopecia at vertex Frontal recession Hair shaft is thin Pull test is positive
Vitiligo (small)
Vitiligo (large)
Molluscum contagiosum
Psoriasis
Urticaria
Acute eczema
Burn, friction
Bacterial infection
Vasculitis, platelet or clotting defect
Side-effect of topical steroids
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indicates the presence of miniaturized hair (AGA), or the absence of follicles (scarring alopecia).
Sabouraud’s sign—The Sabouraud’s sign is used to measure the resistance of the hair to traction. It is elicited after removing a group of hairs for trichogram using a rubber-sheathed Kocher forceps then increasing trac­tion is applied to the hair while it is still held between the blades of the forceps. Other way to perform this test is by holding a tuft of hairs rmly between two ngers of one hand and pulling with increasing force on the
free ends of the hairs with the other hand. Positive results are when hair breaks easily, mainly seen in patients with alterations of the hair shaft or
hair damaged by external aggression. (c) Examination of head and neck skin (d) General inspection of head and neck (e) Various types of skin lesion (Table14.2) (f) Shape of lesions—The lesions can be
annular, iris, arciform, linear, etc.
(g) Arrangement of lesions—Isolated
multiple, scattered or grouped
(h) Distribution of lesions—Isolated,
grouped, scattered, localized or generalized