[CT analysis of facial skull fracture]

Computer tomography of the facial bones provides the maxillo-facial surgeon with valuable information regarding the type and extent of typical mid-facial fractures (le Fort fractures I to III, fractures of the malar bone, orbital fractures, fractures of the skull base close to the facial bones). The procedure takes little extra time. The patient is saved additional investigations, requiring changes in position which may, at times, be hazardous. Our experience extends to 59 examinations, which is used for an analysis of mid-facial fractures. Some typical examples are given.