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Anatomy and Topography of the Craniofacial Region

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Craniofacial Trauma

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The anterior cranial fossa, mainly created by pars orbitalis ossis frontalis, is of vital importance in traumatology of the craniofacial region (Manson 1986). In close proximity, there are connections to the neighboring cerebral regions, the olfactory bulb and tract, the frontal cerebral lobe, the anterior temporal lobe, the pituitary gland, the superior orbital fissure, the optic canal, the carotid cave, the anterior clinoid, and to the brain stem (Fahlbusch and Buchfelder 2000).

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  1. Clinic of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland

    Nicolas Hardt M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D.

  2. Neuro Spinal Surgery Centre, Craniofacial-Skullbase Center, Hirslanden Clinic—St. Anna, Luzern, Switzerland

    Abolghassem Sepehrnia M.D., Ph.D.

  3. Clinic of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands

    Peter Kessler M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D.

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Hardt, N., Sepehrnia, A., Kessler, P. (2019). Anatomy and Topography of the Craniofacial Region. In: Hardt, N., Kessler, P., Kuttenberger, J. (eds) Craniofacial Trauma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77210-3_2

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