The Comprehensive AOCMF Classification System: Radiological Issues and Systematic Approach

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction

Joachim Prein¹  Antonio di Ieva²  Christoph Kunz¹  Laurent Audigé⁵  Carl-Peter Cornelius⁴  Carlos H. Buitrago-Téllez³ 

[1] Clinic for Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland;Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;Hightech Research Center for CMF Surgery, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München, Germany;Research and Development Department, Schulthess Clinic, Zürich, Switzerland

关键词: craniomaxillofacial;    fractures;    diagnostic process;    imaging;    computer tomography (CT);   

DOI  :  10.1055/s-0034-1389565

学科分类：口腔科学

来源: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

【 摘 要 】

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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