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ArticleCraniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction2014

The Comprehensive AOCMF Classification System: Radiological Issues and Systematic Approach.

Carlos H Buitrago-Téllez, Carl-Peter Cornelius, Joachim Prein, Christoph Kunz, Antonio di Ieva, Laurent Audigé

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Article in Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Carlos H Buitrago-TéllezInstitute of Radiology Zofingen Hospital, Zofingen, Switzerland ; Hightech Research Center for CMF Surgery, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Carl-Peter CorneliusDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München, Germany.
Joachim PreinClinic for Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Christoph KunzClinic for Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Antonio di IevaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria ; Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Laurent AudigéAO Clinical Investigation and Documentation, AO Foundation, Dübendorf, Switzerland ; Research and Development Department, Schulthess Clinic, Zürich, Switzerland.

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Abstract

The AOCMF Classification Group developed a hierarchical three-level craniomaxillofacial (CMF) classification system with increasing level of complexity and details. The basic level 1 system differentiates fracture location in the mandible (code 91), midface (code 92), skull base (code 93), and cranial vault (code 94); the levels 2 and 3 focus on defining fracture location and morphology within more detailed regions and subregions. Correct imaging acquisition, systematic analysis, and interpretation according to the anatomic and surgical relevant structures in the CMF regions are essential for an accurate, reproducible, and comprehensive diagnosis of CMF fractures using that system. Basic principles for radiographic diagnosis are based on conventional plain films, multidetector computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. In this tutorial, the radiological issues according to each level of the classification are described.

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computer tomography (CT)craniomaxillofacial, fracturesdiagnostic processimaging

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PMCPMC4251726

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