[Treatment of midfacial fractures with bicoronal incisions]

During the period 1985 to 1987 twelve patients with central or centrolateral midfacial fractures were operated via a bicoronal approach at the university hospital for oro- and maxillofacial surgery in Wurzburg. All fractures were treated with the Wurzburg titanium mini-plates. Esthetic and functional results were very satisfactory, since this type of incision offers good access to the site of surgery without causing surgery induced scars in the visible area.