[Results of the surgical management of frontobasal injuries]

The author reports about 183 patients with frontobasal injuries. 50 per cent of them were operated immediately because open injuries or intracranial complications. The other half was operated in an interval of 5 to 10 days after injury. The localisation of the frontobasal lesion, clinical results according to the Glasgow Coma Scale and Glasgow Outcome Scale as well as the operation methods are demonstrated and discussed. The operative closure of the dura failure with an unipedicled periosteal flaps ensures good results in the most cases.