11h50 Common crania-facial fractures: a pictorial essay and must-not-miss findings.

This presentation aims to depict commonly-encountered crania-facial traumas using CT images and 3D reconstructions. 

As a result of population aging and socio-economic development worldwide, incidence of crania-facial fractures tends to rise up. From an epidemiological point of view, two separate stereotypical groups can now be separated: elder women with traumas secondary to falls and younger men with traumas secondary to assault. Nonetheless, the overall incidence remains twice as high in males than in females. Penetrating injuries are a rare subset of facial trauma and the orbit is the main point of entry. Depending on the course of the object, the clinical outcomes can be surprisingly favorable.

Generally speaking, computed tomography (CT) and 3D rendering techniques led to fewer misdiagnosis, better management and lesser burden of these traumas. 

Anticipating extra-skeletal lesions associated with some facial fractures subtypes can be the key of a successful and efficient multidisciplinary management. As such, some imaging findings, even if somewhat indirect, are pivotal.