[Computer-assisted documentation of mandibular fractures]

For the registration, documentation and evaluation of patient data in cranio-maxillo-facial (cmf) trauma surgery a Windows-based application front end for relational data base systems (RDBS) has been developed. A simple-to-learn, easily reconfigurable user interface can be adjusted to the dynamically changing needs of individual departments. A graphical user interface (GUI) eases the entry of complex information like fracture positions, the location of implanted osteosynthesis material, etc. The new program also simplifies the daily routine documentation tasks. Being linked to a Hospital Information System (HIS) it makes use of the patients' individual base data stored there. Statistical data for various studies can be extracted from the database. The program has been successfully tested on a collective of 1.178 cmf trauma patients. Predefined analyses can be generated now by the simple click of a button for various case selections. New users learn to operate the program in a very short time.