Thursday, November 12, 2009

Wear Your Seatbelt!



Our patient was involved in a MVA (Matatu Vehicle Accident) 3 months previous. Having an image like this (3-D CT scan reconstruction) is a rarity. He was diagnosed with multiple avulsed teeth, bilateral symphaseal jaw fractures, and fracture of the left maxilla with displacement.



We will see how the treatment goes as the fractures are 3 months old and have begun to fuse and unite in the wrong positions. The lesson learned could be if you have a seatbelt, buckle up!

4 comments:

afreakforjc said...

Holy moley! Badness. Gear up for your orthognathic surgery! Where he did the 3D CT recons?

The Friess Family said...

Kenyatta Hospital-Nairobi....I have no idea of the fee.

The Friess Family said...

Drew--do you have any extra plates or screw sets?
malinfriess@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Dad says that those are excellent x-rays. Are you waiting for him to come and be your assistant in the OR? He says it can be fixed without screws. Wow. We are counting the days. Grammie