<p>Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients After Surgically Treated Midface Fracture: A Comparison with the Croatian Population Norm</p>

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the health-related life quality of patients after surgically treated midface fractures. Patients and Methods: This retrospective cohort study compared the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) scores of 42 male patients following surgically treated maxillary or zygomatic fractures with the reported normative data of the SF-36 for the Croatian population. Results: The current study showed that the health-related life quality of surgically treated patients was comparable to similar age, gender, and regional demographics in the Croatian population norm. However, we revealed a significant deterioration of the "Emotional wellbeing" domain in younger patients (P = 0.03) and a severely affected domain of "Physical functioning" in older patients (P = 0.049). Conclusion: There was a significant negative psychological impact from facial trauma on younger patients. In contrast, older patients were more prone to physical impairment. Therefore, follow-up visits are an opportunity to screen and refer younger patients to mental health services in a timely manner to prevent severe psychological difficulties and an opportunity to identify older patients who require physical therapy.

The quality of life in the treatment of maxillofacial fractures using open reduction: A prospective study

“…Time period was a significant determinant of patient life quality in a cohort study by Lupi-Ferandin et al However, the mean difference in quality of life after follow up period was not investigated. 27 Another study by Boljevic et al reported an intriguing finding in which a considerable number of patients (40%) reported no improvement in quality of life six months after surgery. It was mostly attributed to pain, appearance, and mood issues during postoperative period.…”

Diagnóstico e tratamento de múltiplas fraturas em terço médio da face: relato de caso/ Diagnosis and treatment of multiple fractures in the middle face: case report

“…A composição do terço médio facial é dada pelos ossos: maxila, zigomático, nasal, palatino, vômer, lacrimais e concha nasal inferior, em articulação com os ossos do crânio: temporal, frontal, esfenóide e etmóide e apresentam estruturas anatômicas com grande importância funcional como o nariz e o globo ocular (MEUTEN et al, 2015). Além disso a posição proeminente dessa região implica diretamente na estética facial do paciente e no seu bem estar social e psicológico (LEVINE et al, 2005;LUPI-FERANDIN et al, 2020).…”