Abstract
multidisciplinary management of complex facial trauma at Royal Adelaide Hospital
Highlights
Interpersonal violence, motor vehicle accidents and sporting activities are the most common causes of injuries in patients presenting with complex facial trauma in Australia.1 The severity and pattern of injury can be directly related to the level of energy involved in the impact
In the case of high-energy injuries to the lower limb, a wellresourced and organised ‘lower limb service’ that draws on expertise from orthopaedic surgeons, vascular surgeons and plastic surgeons has been shown to lead to better patient outcomes
The rationale behind multidisciplinary involvement is simple—each of the subspecialties has a necessary skill set to address the skeletal, vascular or soft tissue injury, and so predictably leads to a better outcome for the patient. It is on this principle that the combined facial fracture service at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, is based
Summary
Interpersonal violence, motor vehicle accidents and sporting activities are the most common causes of injuries in patients presenting with complex facial trauma in Australia.1 The severity and pattern of injury can be directly related to the level of energy involved in the impact. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division of Surgery Bendigo Health Bendigo, Victoria AUSTRALIA Australian Craniofacial Unit North Adelaide, South Australia AUSTRALIA
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