X-ray diagnosis of closed traumatic injuries of the facial skull

Abstract

X-ray diagnosis of closed traumatic injuries of the facial skull is a difficult task due to the complexity of its anatomical structure. Improvement of technique and technique of X-ray examination changes the former idea about the nature of facial cranial traumatic injuries. The purpose of this work was to determine and clarify the nature of injuries to the facial skull and its components and to carry out their differential diagnosis. The role and possibilities of each of the radiological methods of examination of the injured appeared to be of no small importance.